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Antique East Turkestan Khotan Gallery Carpet, No.24842 - Gsblank

Antique East Turkestan Khotan Gallery Carpet

No. 24842
East Turkestan, Early 20th Century
6 ft. 3 in. x 12 ft. 1 in.
(1.89 x 3.65 m)

A wool pile of asymmetric knots on a cotton foundation. This k’ang format oasis city piece shows two columns of vase-based convergent red pomegranate trees on a mauve ground. Main border of squares with double rams’ horns, and two Turkmen style minors. The branching and fruited pomegranate tree is the most popular of Khotanese field patterns and the double square k’ang format is traditional in Eastern Turkestan.