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A NINGXIA CARPET
NORTH CHINA, CIRCA 1880
Depicting a Buddhist monk together with the auspicious figure of a tiger, finely
204 woven, mostly full pile throughout, oxidised black, minor spots of old moth
damage, localised surface spot marks
14ft 6in. x 13ft 4in. (448cm. x 409cm.)
£7,000-10,000 US$8,900-13,000
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€7,600-11,000
A NINGXIA 'DRAGON' PILLAR RUG
NORTH CHINA, CIRCA 1910 In Buddhist teachings the tiger is one of four animals associated with the
Kagyu lineages of Tibetan Buddhism. This majestic animal is associated
The carpet is woven with a striding dragon amongst stylised clouds below a
band of pendant tassles and above a polychrome wave border. with compassion and generosity as well as being a symbol of strength
7ft 7in. x 2ft 5in. (237cm. x 77cm.) and military prowess. Tigers were indigenous to eastern Tibet where the
Wutun Monastery is located. Buddhists monks were occasionally depicted
£3,000-5,000 US$3,900-6,400
wearing the pelt of a tiger and chieftans and illustrous figures were noted
€3,300-5,500
seated upon their skins as, according to Mimi Lipton, only those in power and
authority had the right to own or use tiger rugs whether it be to cover their
約1910年 寧夏龍紋柱毯 horse or their throne as Songsen Gampo, the first king of Tibet, did in the 7th
century, (Lipton, op.cit, p.11).

約1880年 寧夏羅漢圖地毯

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