5'7x8'3 Antique Khotan Style Dragon & Peony Rug | Hand Knotted Wool Pictorial Carpet | Navy Chinese Fret Design

About this rug

An unusual find: this 5'7" x 8'3" antique hand-knotted wool rug is drawn in a Chinese Khotan style, not the Caucasian geometry its old listing suggested. On a deep navy field, a central fret-and-meander motif is flanked by flowering peony branches rising from a vase, while paired dragons and cloud forms animate the green outer border in terracotta red and ivory. Pictorial rugs of this kind blend East Turkestan and Chinese decorative traditions, and the drawing here is bold and confident. Colors — navy, terracotta, ivory, olive green — remain strong. A statement piece for collectors of pictorial weaving. One of a kind; free worldwide shipping, 14-day returns.

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