Description
Silk carpet of Chinese scholar, China Field decorated with a circular medallion and two peony motifs in scrolls and four spandrels. The border is decorated with eight mystical knots and ten identical calligraphic characters. Wear of the silk velvet. Early 20th century 123 x 63 cm Bibliography: H. A. Lorentz, A View of Chinese Rugs from the Seventeenth to the twentieth century, Routledge & Kogan, London & Boston,1972. Circa 1900
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Silk carpet of Chinese scholar, China Field decorated with a circular medallion and two peony motifs in scrolls and four spandrels. The border is decorated with eight mystical knots and ten identical calligraphic characters. Wear of the silk velvet. Early 20th century 123 x 63 cm Bibliography: H. A. Lorentz, A View of Chinese Rugs from the Seventeenth to the twentieth century, Routledge & Kogan, London & Boston,1972. Circa 1900
