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A LARGE SILK AND METALLIC THREAD CARPET
Estimate
(Set Currency)
    HK$700,000 - HK$900,000
  • ($90,596 - $116,481)

Sale Information

Sale 2811
The Imperial Sale Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art
31 May 2010
Hong Kong Buy Catalog





Lot Description

A LARGE SILK AND METALLIC THREAD CARPET
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

The rectangular field woven in bright yellow, blue, cream and orange silk and gold metallic thread with forty-eight floral medallions, each surrounded by blue angular scrollwork and spaced with florettes at the corners, the side borders formed by cell pattern, floral scrolls and a wide band with alternating panels of flower and fruit branches and floral diaper patterns, woven at one end with a five-character inscription, Taihedian Yuyong, 'For imperial use in the Great Hall of Supreme Harmony'
122 x 97 in. (310 x 246.5 cm.)


清十九世紀 御用團花紋編絲絨地毯 《太和殿御用》款

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Provenance

A Japanese Private Museum
Previously sold at Christie's Hong Kong, The Imperial Sale, 30 May 2006, lot 1285

Lot Notes

The 'Hall of Supreme Harmony' is the large main hall situated at the heart of the Forbidden City where all important official receptions were conducted, including the emperor's investiture ceremony, imperial weddings, birthdays, and for receiving foreign dignitaries.

A larger carpet bearing the name of Taihedian decorated with cranes was sold at Christie's New York, 22 March 1999, lot 105; and a smaller silk and gilt metallic thread carpet bearing the hallmark of Ningshou Gong, 'Palace of Peace and Longevity', was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 29 April 2002, lot 583.

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