1920s Blue Wool Hand Knotted Pile Rectangle Antique Rug
| Stock number | 23583 |
| Size | 9 ft 10 in x 13 ft 2 in (3.00 m x 4.01 m) |
| Origin | Chinese |
| Age | Circa 1920 |
| Style | Peking |
| Materials | Wool |
| Construction | Hand Knotted Pile |
| Colors | Blue |
| Pattern | Floral, Medallion |
1920s Blue Wool Hand Knotted Pile Rectangle Antique Rug, Circa Date: 1920s. This exquisite piece embodies the refined aesthetic of early 20th-century Chinese weaving. The field is dominated by a rich, dusty indigo or slate blue, characteristic of fine blue color rugs from this period. The hand-knotted wool pile offers a luxurious texture and enduring quality, making it a superb example of early modern decorative art. The design features a spacious, open field, allowing the deep blue ground to serve as a dramatic canvas for the scattered, naturalistic motifs. A large, complex central medallion anchors the composition, surrounded by delicate sprays of flowering branches, birds in flight, and auspicious symbolic elements rendered in soft, muted tones of pale rose, cream, and taupe.