Antique Chinese Carpet with Tone on Tone Scrolling Leaf Pattern
N°
00249
Period
Circa 1900
Origin
Northern China
Materials
Wool
Status
Available
Size
457 cm x 275 cm14'11" x 9'0"
A highly refined antique Chinese carpet, distinguished by a subtle tone-on-tone pattern of scrolling leaves in sky blue on a denim blue background, reminiscent of the most sophisticated Imperial porcelain of the Ming period. The silky wool is characteristic of the finest Peking carpets of the first decade of the twentieth century, marking the end of the Qing dynasty, a period where Chinese aesthetics favoured simpler forms in all of its arts.