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A SILK AND METAL-THREAD RUG
LATE QING DYNASTY, CIRCA 1900
The center is woven with a quatrefoil medallion
enclosing two birds and pagodas reserved on
a salmon-colored ground decorated with foral
scroll, all between two borders of lishui stripe
and crashing waves, and inscribed at the top,
Wuying dian beiyong (for use in the Wuying Hall).
Approximately 9 ft. 1 in. x 6 ft. (277 cm. x 183 cm.)
$12,000-18,000

The inscription on this rug indicates that it
was woven for the Wuying dian (Hall of Martial
Valor). The hall lies to the far west of the Taihe
dian (Hall of Supreme Harmony), and served
diferent functions throughout the Ming and
Qing dynasties.
晚清 盤金屬絲祥瑞圖毯

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