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Lot 7129
A large rectangular cut and uncut silk velvet kang carpet 19th century
23 June 2015, 10:00 PDT
San FranciscoUS$4,000 - US$6,000
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A large rectangular cut and uncut silk velvet kang carpet
19th century
Woven in three vertically joined sections with peach bloom red, off-white, and gilt-wrapped threads on a midnight blue ground to form a rectangular panel centered with a large medallion of a flower blossom and intertwined scrolling tendrils, flanked symmetrically by large peony flower heads surrounded by leaf scrolls, each corner further ornamented with a stylized chilong, bordered with three bands of squared scrolls, lotus and leaf scrolls, and confronting dragons chasing flaming pearls; with yellow cotton backing.
138 x 74in (350.2 x 188cm)
Woven in three vertically joined sections with peach bloom red, off-white, and gilt-wrapped threads on a midnight blue ground to form a rectangular panel centered with a large medallion of a flower blossom and intertwined scrolling tendrils, flanked symmetrically by large peony flower heads surrounded by leaf scrolls, each corner further ornamented with a stylized chilong, bordered with three bands of squared scrolls, lotus and leaf scrolls, and confronting dragons chasing flaming pearls; with yellow cotton backing.
138 x 74in (350.2 x 188cm)
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Provenance:
Bonhams, San Francisco, sale 21033, 17 December 2013, lot 8241














