LATE QING DYNASTY, CIRCA 1900

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A SILK AND METAL-THREAD RUG
LATE QING DYNASTY, CIRCA 1900
The center is woven with a quatrefoil medallion enclosing two birds and pagodas reserved on a salmon-colored ground decorated with floral scroll, all between two borders of lishui stripe and crashing waves, and inscribed at the top, Wuying dian beiyong (for use in the Wuying hall).
Approximately 9 ft. 1 in. x 6 ft. (277 cm. x 183 cm.)

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Lot Essay

The inscription on this rug indicates that it was woven for the Wuying dian (Hall of Martial Valor). The hall lies to the far west of the Taihe dian (Hall of Supreme Harmony), and served different functions throughout the Ming and Qing dynasties.

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