Etsy - AntiqueRugStudio Ningxia Rug 5' 4'' X 8' 6''
Description
This light yellow-ground Ningxia scatter is a transitional piece between the plain corrosive outer border rugs of the 17th-early 18th centuries & the later all dark blue outer border carpets. The T-fret ribbon style main border has a virtually totally eroded brown ground, clearly a carryover from the earlier pieces. The straw field displays a four paeony & arabesque wreath medallion with a mostly asymmetric scatter of tree paeony stems, other seasonal flowers & four butterflies positioned near the blue arabesque & paeony corners. The central arabesques are particularly well-detailed. The jewels of the dark blue outer minor are banded & have a quasi-three dimensional appearance. This trompe l'oeil effect extends to the ribbon T-meander main border & to the complex internal detailing of the paeony blossoms. This effect is often not so prominent on later 18th century Ningxias which tend, even though they are contour cut, toward the flat & planar. Measures:5' 4'' x 8' 6'' , 162.6 cm x 259.1 cm Ningxia Rug 5' 4'' X 8' 6'' , 162.6 cm 259.1
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