Live Auction 19039Sacred and Imperial: The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection Part II
A SILK AND METALLIC THREAD `PHOENIX' CARPET
Lot 997

A SILK AND METALLIC THREAD `PHOENIX' CARPET

CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY

Closed24 September 2020

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USD 17,500

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A SILK AND METALLIC THREAD 'PHOENIX' CARPET
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY
With the central shaped medallion enclosing phoenix on the gold ground within a fretwork border, a five-character inscription at the top edge reading Jingrengong beiyong (The Palace of Great Benevolence)
6 ft. 11 ½ x 4 ft. 3/8 in. (213.3 x 122.9 cm.)

The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago.

Specialist note

The inscription on this rug indicates that it was woven for the Palace of Great Benevolence (Jingren gong). Built in 1420, Jingren gong was the residence of Imperial concubines during the Ming and Qing dynasties.