A SILK 'DRAGON' CARPET
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
With the shaped roundel enclosing a front-facing dragon at the center and further dragons in the spandrels within floral and geometric borders, the top edge with five characters reading Baohedian beiyong (for use at the Hall of Preserving Harmony)
8 ft. ¼ x 5 ft. 1 ¾ in. (244.3 x 156.7 cm.)
A SILK 'DRAGON' CARPET
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
With the shaped roundel enclosing a front-facing dragon at the center and further dragons in the spandrels within floral and geometric borders, the top edge with five characters reading Baohedian beiyong (for use at the Hall of Preserving Harmony)
8 ft. ¼ x 5 ft. 1 ¾ in. (244.3 x 156.7 cm.)
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