Exceptional, very important and rare Beijing China around 1830-1850. Quality silky woollen velvet on a cotton foundation. Plain beige field with a central disc with a dog of Fo and a stylized cloud (symbol of celestial divinity). Four spandrels with...

Exceptional, very important and rare Beijing China around 1830-1850. Quality silky woollen velvet on a cotton foundation. Plain beige field with a central disc with a dog of Fo and a stylized cloud (symbol of celestial divinity). Four spandrels with pagodas and trees in symmetry. Triple borders, the main one being nattier blue with censers and lotus flowers wrapped in interlacing ribbons. 440 x 383 cm (good general condition, remarkable fineness and suppleness of very silky wool, carpet having been cleaned). The natural oxidation and the relief created with slight hollows in the spandrel patterns and in the central disc of our carpet bear witness to its rarity and antiquity. Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.