Sale Name: Catherine Ross Trust, Art, Sculpture, Asian , African, Furniture
LOT 164 - Tibetan-Style Hand Knotted Wool Rug with Chinese Medallion & Longevity Border
Description

This is a thick-pile wool area rug in the Tibetan (Nepalese) style with Chinese decorative motifs. The ivory-cream field has a central roundel medallion with a red fret center and blue flower, flanked by pomegranate sprays and cloud-scroll spandrels in red, green, and cobalt. Inside it runs a black-and-white key-fret (Greek key) border, and the bright orange main border alternates black shou (longevity) characters with stylized floral and ruyi (scepter-head) motifs. It has a black outer guard, a thick carved-outline pile, and cotton fringe on the ends. 38"x65"

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