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962
A SILK AND METALLIC THREAD CARPET
19TH CENTURY

The central feld is woven with a phoenix
perched on a tall rock, amidst blossoming
peony and a tall leafy tree, beneath birds in
fight beneath the sun and clouds, all on a
metallic ground. The design is set within
decorative borders of key-fret and roundels
alternating with foral sprays. There is a
fve-character mark reading Ningshou Gong
Beiyong (made for use in the Palace of Peace
and Longevity) at the top.
48Ω x 84 in. (123.2 x 213.4 cm.)

$10,000-15,000

PROVENANCE:

Christie’s New York, 3 December 1992, lot
157.
Property from the Lai Family Collection.

Ningshou Gong, ‘The Palace of Peace and
Tranquility’, was purposely built for use as
Qianlong’s offcial retirement residence, although
the Emperor eventually chose to reside at Yu Fa
Yuan, ‘The Imperial Garden’. Ningshou Gong
was later used by the Dowager Empress Cixi
(1835-1908) as a function room to receive
guests. Another silk and metallic carpet with the
Ningshou Gong hallmark was sold at Christie’s
Hong Kong, 29 April 2002, lot 583.

清十九世紀
盤金屬絲「丹鳳朝陽」圖毯