Imperial Carpet Border Fragment with ‘Standing Water’ Pattern
N°
00492
Period
Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Origin
Ningxia, Northern China
Materials
Wool
Status
Available
Size
255 cm x 288'4" x 11"
This border fragment of a large Imperial carpet with ‘Standing Water’ pattern developing along the vertical axis. We know this pattern from a carpet once in the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden Palace of Beijing (see Glanz der Himmelssoehne – Kaiserlische Teppiche Aus China 1440-1750, plate 4, p. 63) although its closest comparable is the Pine carpet with mountains, waves and lotus flowers (see Glanz, plate 32, p. 108). Originally sourced in Lhasa, Tibet, this piece is published in K. de Jong Dragon & Horse – Saddle Rugs and Other Horse Tack from China and Beyond, Hong Kong 2013, plate 6.18, p. 82.