AN IMPERIAL PALACE CARPET FRAGMENT

Lot 144
01.05.2025 11:00UTC +01:00
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ID 1404762
Lot 144 | AN IMPERIAL PALACE CARPET FRAGMENT
Estimate value
£ 8 000 – 12 000
AN IMPERIAL PALACE CARPET FRAGMENT
PROBABLY NINGXIA, LATE MING DYNASTY, FIRST HALF 17TH CENTURY
Mostly full pile, minor spots of restoration, overall good condition
4ft.3in. x 3ft.4in. (134cm. x 104cm.)




Provenance

Reportedly from the Empress Dowager Cixi's (1835-1908) Temple, Imperial Palace, Beijing
The Textile Gallery, London, March 2000, from where purchased
Thence by descent



Exhibited

Glanz der Himmelssöhne: Kaiserliche Teppiche aus China 1400–1750, Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst, Köln, 2005-2006, illustrated in the exhibition catalogue (Hans König & Michael Franses, London, 2005, p.25, p.27).
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