LATE QING DYNASTY

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A SILK AND METAL-THREAD RUG
LATE QING DYNASTY
The top of the rug is woven with a four-character inscription, tai miao bei yong (reserved for the use of the Ancestral Temple).
146 x 112 in. (370 x 284.5 cm.)

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Lot Essay

It is unusual to find carpets decorated with a design of topographical observations, rather than the more frequently encountered configurations of dragons or overall floral or geometric designs, and it is possible that the weaver took inspiration from Chinese scroll paintings. A similar silk and metal-thread carpet with a topographical design, but with a different inscription (jing fu ge), sold at Christie's London, 26 April 2017, lot 202.

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