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Antique East Turkestan Samarkand Pictorial Throw Rug, No.31894 - Gsblank

Antique East Turkestan Samarkand Pictorial Throw Rug

No. 31894
East Turkestan, Early 20th Century
3 ft. 6 in. x 5 ft. 8 in.
(1.06 x 1.71 m)

A wool pile of asymmetric knots on a cotton foundation. This is likely a reproduction of a Qashghai lion rug from southwestern Persia. The straw-colored open ground features a distorted sabre-toothed tiger within fret corners. A T-fret border on sandy-straw completes the design. The movement of this influence is unclear, as there are pictorial tiger rugs from Khotan, but they differ from this style.