Antique Handmade oriental carpet No. 55771 Chinese, ca. 1930 China 356 x 269 cm

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Item Number:	55771
Name:	Chinese, ca. 1930
Country of Origin:	China
Size:	356 x 269 cm
Made:	ca. 1930
Pile:	wool
Design:	floral and pictorial / allover
Ground Color:	wine red
Knots per sqm:	100,000
Remarks:	This is a unique handmade / hand-knotted / traditional oriental carpet The pile of this carpet is made of wool Full pile, ends and sides are complete This carpet has a total of approximately 958,000 knots and it took skilled carpet makers about 1,277 hours or 142 working days to hand-knot this carpet.

Price (incl. VAT):	£ 8,800

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More about the provenance Chinese, ca. 1930 | China

The art of Chinese carpet making can look back on a highly developed ancient culture. Chinese artists and craftsmen have achieved greatness in China as well as other Oriental countries to which they have been called by art-loving rulers and princes. Their influence on the art of carpet making is indisputable. Carpet making in comparison is a rather young Chinese art. In the 17th century Chinese carpet making has been encouraged by the Chinese emperor K'ang-hi. The dragon motif is one of the typical and characteristic motifs of traditional Chinese rugs. Many of the Chinese rugs of today are being relief-cut and shine-washed (only first class chrome colors are being used). Altogether one can say that Chinese rugs are very elegant rugs with an ancient very characteristic tradition.