AN IMPERIAL SILK RUG, inscribed <I>BAO HE DIAN BEI YONG</I>, 'made for use in the Hall of Universal Harmony', the lozenge-shaped blue field centred by a dragon medallion with a further dragon in each corner within an angular border, late Qing Dynasty | Christie's

Sale 2142

Chinese and Japanese Ceramics and Works of Art

Amsterdam

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14 May 1991

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Lot 259

AN IMPERIAL SILK RUG, inscribed BAO HE DIAN BEI YONG, 'made for use in the Hall of Universal Harmony', the lozenge-shaped blue field centred by a dragon medallion with a further dragon in each corner within an angular border, late Qing Dynasty

Price realised

NLG 2,530

Estimate

NLG 5,000 - NLG 8,000

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AN IMPERIAL SILK RUG, inscribed BAO HE DIAN BEI YONG, 'made for use in the Hall of Universal Harmony', the lozenge-shaped blue field centred by a dragon medallion with a further dragon in each corner within an angular border, late Qing Dynasty
247 x 158 cm
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