Antique East Turkestan Silk Khotan Room Size Carpet
No. 23355
East Turkestan, Early 20th Century
8 ft. 9 in. x 11 ft. 3 in.
(2.65 x 3.40 m)
Very rare in this format and material, the salmon field shows a precisely drawn twelve offset row pattern of rosettes and straight stems, enclosed in a main border of octagonal rosettes and the outer T-fret border in the Chinese style. Evident wear, but still a very attractive antique. West Turkestan, Xinjiang Province origin.
