18 Sep 2009
13:00 EDT
New York
The Geldart Collection of Chinese Furniture, Scholar's Objects and Carpets
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The Geldart Collection of Chinese Furniture, Scholar's Objects and Carpets
Back to auction 17632
A Ningxia throne-back rug
Late 18th/Early 19th Century
Woven in shades of blue, cream and peach on a golden yellow ground with a white elephant saddled and supporting a large potted vase and surrounded by Buddhist emblems above Mt. Mehrut emerging from crashing waves, the stepped sides embellished with an elegant foliate meander band, red cotton border.
32 x 32in (81.3 x 81.3cm)
Woven in shades of blue, cream and peach on a golden yellow ground with a white elephant saddled and supporting a large potted vase and surrounded by Buddhist emblems above Mt. Mehrut emerging from crashing waves, the stepped sides embellished with an elegant foliate meander band, red cotton border.
32 x 32in (81.3 x 81.3cm)
Sold for
US$ 5,185
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance: Plum Blossoms, Hong Kong
Category: Asian Art
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