A SILK AND METALLIC THREAD `PHOENIX' CARPET

CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY

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A SILK AND METALLIC THREAD 'PHOENIX' CARPET
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY
With the central shaped medallion enclosing phoenix on the gold ground within a fretwork border, a five-character inscription at the top edge reading Jingrengong beiyong (The Palace of Great Benevolence)
6 ft. 11 ½ x 4 ft. 3/8 in. (213.3 x 122.9 cm.)

Provenance

The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago.

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Vicki Paloympis

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Lot Essay

The inscription on this rug indicates that it was woven for the Palace of Great Benevolence (Jingren gong). Built in 1420, Jingren gong was the residence of Imperial concubines during the Ming and Qing dynasties.

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