1920s Antique Purple Floral Modernist Chinese Handknotted Art Deco Wool Oval Rug
$1,040.00
| Stock number | 7003 |
| Size | 2 ft x 4 ft (0.61 m x 1.22 m) |
| Origin | Chinese |
| Age | Circa 1920 |
| Style | Chinese Art Deco |
| Materials | Wool |
| Construction | Hand Knotted Pile |
| Colors | Purple / Lavender / Mauve |
| Pattern | Floral |
A striking antique purple Chinese Art Deco mat, hand-knotted in wool in northeastern China around 1920. This one-of-a-kind piece displays a modern / modernist design across a purple palette, and measures 2'0" x 4'0". Chinese Art Deco rugs emerged in the 1920s and 1930s, when weavers in Tianjin - most famously in the workshops associated with Walter Nichols - paired traditional Chinese craft with the bold, asymmetrical, modern aesthetic of the Art Deco movement. The result is a distinctive look: spacious fields, oversized blossoms and a fresh, painterly use of color. As a smaller scatter size, it makes a perfect accent for an entryway, reading nook or bedside or on a table- and layers beautifully over a larger rug or natural fiber. The purple tones lend a jewel-box richness to a more formal room. Hand-knotted from durable wool, it is made to be lived with and handed down.