Art Deco Chinese Carpet with Cubist Border
N°
00261
Period
Circa 1930
Origin
Tientsin, Northern China
Artist
Nichols & Co.
Materials
Wool
Status
Available
Size
410 x 300 cm13'5" x 9'10"
We see a similar design scheme on this other outstanding Nichols carpet, although it differs from the preceding one for the subtle tone-on-tone leaf pattern of the background and by the wide and vigorous polychrome border, consisting of overlapping rectangular planes. This is characteristic of the so-called Cubist style, which distinguishes some of most iconic Art Deco carpets, as expressed on the weavings by design masters such as Ivan Da Silva Bruhns.
E. Bogen, ‘What the Wool Trade Wrought – Rug-making in Early 20th Century Tianjin’, Hali, Issue 118 (London, September-October 2001): 102-105.