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A CHINESE RUNNER

19TH CENTURY
The runner is composed of seven squares, each with a stepped
diamond and rosette trellis pattern, in blue, green, and gold, all within a
meander border.
Approximately 14 ft. 1 in. x 2 ft. 2 in. (429 cm. x 66 cm.)
$2,000-4,000

PROVENANCE

Teresa Coleman Fine Arts, Hong Kong.
The Marie Theresa L. Virata (1923-2015) Collection.
The stepped diamond and rosette pattern seen here is more typically
found as a border design on 17th century examples, as in the Abadjian
four lion-dogs dais cover (see Michael Franses, Lion-dogs Hundred
Antiques Classical Chinese Carpets I, London, 2000, pl. 2). During the
18th century and later, this border design evolved into a feld pattern as
in this example and in The Smith stepped diamond and rosette seating
mat (see Hans König and Michael Franses, Glanz der Himmelssöhne
Kaiserliche Teppiche Aus China, London, 2005, pp.140-1, no. 48).

清十九世紀 幾何紋桌旗
來源
Teresa Coleman Fine Arts, 香港
瑪麗·泰瑞莎·L·維勒泰 (1923-2015) 珍藏
此處連續菱形及玫瑰花紋較常作為十七世紀作品的緣飾，例如阿巴帝
堅四獅座褥（參照邁克・法蘭西斯，《獅子古董一百選：古典中國織
毯第一集》，倫敦，2000年，圖版編號2。）十八世紀及以降，這
樣的緣飾發展成底花，如本拍品中所見，以及史密斯連續菱形與玫瑰
花紋椅墊。（參照漢斯・孔尼格及邁克・法蘭西斯，《天子之輝：中
國宮廷織毯》，倫敦，2005年，140至141頁，編號48。）

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