A NINGXIA CARPET
NORTH CHINA, CIRCA 1870
The ivory field of lattice design, each lozenge containing a corn-yellow or indigo flowerhead, in an ivory floral border between a key-pattern and plain indigo guard stripe and minor stripes, areas of wear and corrosion, some small related repairs, touches of moth damage and tinting in the border, backing fabric around the edges
Approx. 17 ft. 9 in. x 13 ft. 8 in. (539 cm. x 417 cm.)
A NINGXIA CARPET
NORTH CHINA, CIRCA 1870
The ivory field of lattice design, each lozenge containing a corn-yellow or indigo flowerhead, in an ivory floral border between a key-pattern and plain indigo guard stripe and minor stripes, areas of wear and corrosion, some small related repairs, touches of moth damage and tinting in the border, backing fabric around the edges
Approx. 17 ft. 9 in. x 13 ft. 8 in. (539 cm. x 417 cm.)