Antique Artistic Chinese Dragons Design Wool Pile Hand Knotted Rug
$19,500.00
| Stock number | 24776 |
| Size | 6 ft 2 in x 8 ft 6 in (1.88 m x 2.59 m) |
| Origin | Chinese |
| Age | Circa 1920 |
| Style | Peking |
| Materials | Wool |
| Construction | Hand Knotted Pile |
| Colors | Ivory Beige Cream White |
| Pattern | Allover |
Antique Chinese Chinese Allover Knotted Rug, Circa Date: 1920s. This exceptional example of early 20th-century weaving presents a dramatic, highly symbolic narrative rendered in a striking palette of deep indigo and soft, contrasting beige. The composition is divided into distinct registers, a hallmark of formal Chinese court designs, yet executed with the looser, artistic hand characteristic of antique rugs from this period. The upper field is dominated by a celestial scene, where a powerful, five-clawed dragon, rendered in the natural wool tone, coils dynamically against a dense, midnight-blue ground patterned with stylized cloud scrolls. This masterful use of negative space emphasizes the dragon's ascent, capturing the movement and mythological significance inherent in imperial Chinese iconography.