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A SILK AND METAL-THREAD ‘PHOENIX’
RUG
LATE QING DYNASTY, CIRCA 1900
The central panel is decorated with a phoenix
roundel amidst blossoming vines and four
further phoenixes in the corners, all within
a border of further foral scroll, and with an
inscription at the top which reads Jingren gong
(The Palace of Great Benevolence).
Approximately 8 ft. 1 in. x 5 ft. 1 in. (246 cm. x 155 cm.)
$10,000-15,000

The inscription on this rug indicates that it was
woven for the Palace of Great Benevolence
(Jingren gong). Built in 1420, Jingren gong was
the residence of Imperial concubines during the
Ming and Qing dynasties.
晚清 盤金屬絲鳳紋毯

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