19th May, 2023 13:00
A RARE CHINESE NINGXIA YELLOW-GROUND 'NINE DRAGON' CARPET
Qing Dynasty, 19th Century
清十九世紀 寧夏黃地九龍紋地毯
The central field decorated with a nonet of five-clawed dragons flying amidst swirling lingzhi clouds and flaming pearls, enclosed by bands of cresting waves issuing sea-sprays and cloud swirls above a polychrome lishui border, all on a yellow ground,
approx. 304cm long, 221cm wide
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PROVENANCE:
Swiss Private Collection
來源:
瑞士私人收藏
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c.f. Compare a related carpet, decorated with the 'nine dragon' motif but instead on a dark-blue ground, together with the inscription 'Qianlong palace fabric' and dated to the Qianlong period, illustrated by Charles I. Rostow and Jia Guanyan in 'Chinese Carpets', 1983, New York, pl.68.
Sold for £6,250
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