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NINgXIA thrones. The Chinese production of wool carpets and rugs spanned
over several centuries and they do not appear to have been
In the diary of a Jesuit priest, Father Gerbillon, it is recorded that exported to Europe in the first quarter of the eighteenth century
the Kangxi Emperor visited Ningxia in 1697 and was presented with which was the height of the Chinoiserie fashion. It was only at the
several locally made carpets which he took back with him to the beginning of the twentieth century that the West became aware
Empress. With Imperial interest in the Ningxia carpets and their of Chinese carpets, largely through the dealers at the time which
designs being closely related to court styles of the Ming period, their included Larkin & Kemp in London, and Yamanaka, Tiffany, Dilley
appeal increased throughout the 18th and 19th century. Ancestor and others in New york. Their interest to the present market is their
portraits are significant in contributing dates to styles of carpets. In understated elegance and balanced composition with their reduced
these portraits, the carpets are often visible at the edges of the and subtle range of colors.

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A sMAll NINgXIA ‘deeR ANd cRANes’ Rug, QINg
China, 19th century. Finely woven wool carpet with two deer and two
cranes, one in flight, next to a tree and a craggy rock, and under a lingzhi-
shaped cloud.

Provenance: Old Austrian private collection.
condition: Good condition with some soiling and wear.
Dimensions: Size 130 x 68.5 cm

寧夏鹿鶴紋小毯，清代
中國，十九世紀。精細編織的羊毛地毯，上面有兩頭鹿和兩只仙鶴，其中一只正在飛行
中，緊挨著一棵樹和一塊岩石，空中一片靈芝形雲朵。
來源：奧地利私人老收藏
品相：品相良好，一些污漬和磨損
尺寸：130 x 68.5 厘米
estimate euR 400,-
Starting price EUr 200,-

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A sMAll NINgXIA ‘cRANe ANd deeR’ Rug, QINg

China, 19th century. Finely woven wool carpet with a crane on a rocky
outpost next to a deer, surrounded by lotus flowers and leaves.
Provenance: Old Austrian private collection.
condition: Good condition with some soiling and wear.
Dimensions: Size 123 x 68 cm

寧夏鹿鶴紋小毯，清代
中國，十九世紀。精細編織的羊毛地毯，在鹿旁邊的岩石前站立著一隻仙鶴，周圍環繞
著蓮花。
來源：奧地利私人老收藏
品相：品相良好，一些污漬和磨損
尺寸：123 x 68 厘米
estimate euR 400,-
Starting price EUr 200,-

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