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Chinese · Late 18th Century
Beige Horses of China
A Chinese carpet of the late eighteenth century — the oldest piece in this collection — in beige and blue at three hundred knots to the square inch. Featured in Sotheby's magazine, December 2005. Its narrow format suits a hall or gallery.
Old 18th century Chinese piece.
Made it to Sotheby's magazine in the December, 2005 print.
Pictorial field of horses at pasture among clouds, rocks and trees on a camel ground; wan-fret and shou-medallion border — an auspicious horses theme.
- Size
- 5′ × 2′4″
- Style
- Chinese — Northern China
- Era
- Late 18th Century
- Pile
- Wool
- Foundation
- Cotton
- Weave
- Hand-knotted
- Dyes
- Vegetable
- Condition
- Good
Some photographs are styled visualisations; the piece itself is photographed unretouched.