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Carpet Palace

China, Ningxia, early nineteenth century. Carpet Palace, 800 x 816 cm. € 80,000.

Ningxia Province, north China, is close to Inner Mongolia. The semi-arid plateaus of Aixa are conducive to the breeding of sheep. Oldest Chinese carpet from this region. Offered to the imperial court or Buddhist temples, they are particularly rare and sought after.
The decorations for the yard are drawn from the repertoire of symbols happy butterflies, lotus, fish, flowers, peonies, pheasants, not to mention the dragons ...