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ANTIQUE SILK CHINESE CARPET. 236 x 158 cm.
ANTIQUE SILK CHINESE CARPET. 236 x 158 cm.
A yellow ground with blooming polychrome branches as well as a medallion and corner ornaments with five clawed dragons. A wide yellow main border with peonies and Buddhist symbols. One end has an inscription: Taihedian beiyong (=To be used in the Taihe Palace). The pile in silk.
Some partly hard wear, slightly dirty, stains, fold wear. One side and one end has minor damages.
Provenance
Chemical engineer Nils Johan and Marianne Sundstedt who lived in Manchoukuo Mukden, (Manchuria), China, in 1939-1941, where Nils Johan Sundstedt founded a paper factory facility.