Vintage Chinese Art Deco Pictorial Room Size Carpet
No. 31359
China, Mid-20th Century
8 ft. 10 in. x 11 ft. 8 in.
(2.69 x 3.56 m)
A wool pile of asymmetric knots on a cotton foundation. With a heavy, fleshy handle, this interwar piece presents a brisk red field centered by a wreath and paeony round medallion enclosing a smaller paeony roundel. Arabesque and paeony openwork corners frame the composition. Floral elements, cavorting lion dogs, and scenic circular vignettes depicting pagodas and pavilions are evenly spaced across the field. A jade green border displays precious objects including books, vases, and square vessels, complemented by an inner ecru T-fret border. Thick pile.
