Xinjiang Palace Carpet Silk,
Kashgar (East Turkestan), c. 238 x 160 cm, 19th century, asymmetrical knot open to the left, c. 90,000 kts/sqm, cotton foundation, embedded metal threads: copper thread on yellow cotton core; on the grounds of its border drawings with large "Yün Tsai T'ou" border and colours, the present carpet can be attributed to Kashgar as its place of origin; on a central field brocaded with metal threads are nine petrol blue foo dogs with flaming pearls and a repeat of peonies and leaves; the carpet is in excellent state of preservation, with full silk pile and weaving finishes preserved on both sides; a very similar specimen was successfully sold at this auction house in April 2015.
Further reading:
Dorotheum auction catalogue, Oriental carpets, textiles and tapestries, April 2015, lot 72; H. A. Lorentz, A view of Chinese Carpets, plate 55; Eberhart Herrmann, Asiatische Teppich und Textilkunst, vol. 4, plate 25.
24.09.2018 - 17:00
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EUR 25,000.-
Xinjiang Palace Carpet Silk,
Kashgar (East Turkestan), c. 238 x 160 cm, 19th century, asymmetrical knot open to the left, c. 90,000 kts/sqm, cotton foundation, embedded metal threads: copper thread on yellow cotton core; on the grounds of its border drawings with large "Yün Tsai T'ou" border and colours, the present carpet can be attributed to Kashgar as its place of origin; on a central field brocaded with metal threads are nine petrol blue foo dogs with flaming pearls and a repeat of peonies and leaves; the carpet is in excellent state of preservation, with full silk pile and weaving finishes preserved on both sides; a very similar specimen was successfully sold at this auction house in April 2015.
Further reading:
Dorotheum auction catalogue, Oriental carpets, textiles and tapestries, April 2015, lot 72; H. A. Lorentz, A view of Chinese Carpets, plate 55; Eberhart Herrmann, Asiatische Teppich und Textilkunst, vol. 4, plate 25.
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| Auction: | Oriental Carpets, Textiles and Tapestries |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 24.09.2018 - 17:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 19.09. - 24.09.2018 |