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RUG. Semi-antique China. 120.5 x 231,5 cm.

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12 000 - 15 000 SEK
1 120 - 1 400 EUR
1 250 - 1 560 USD
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RUG. Semi-antique China. 120.5 x 231,5 cm.

A polychrome landscape with Shoulao (the God of long life) surrounded by the eight immortals (ba xian) - the motif for the rug is immortality/long life, which also the cranes symbolizes, cranes, a deer, clouds. Below foaming waves. A camel hair coloured border with inscriptions: To the left 富贵寿考 (fugui Shoukao), rich, prestigious and long life. At the top 北 京继长永造 (made by Jichangyong, Beijing). Jichangyong is a very famous producer of carpets in Beijing, the firm started in 1894. The grandfather had worked with carpets in the Imperial palace in Beijing. To the right 延年益寿 (yannian yishou), prolong life and improve the health.

Slightly dirty, minor stains, one repair. Some of the fringes are later.

Provenance

A photograph from around 1924 shows the rug hanging on the wall in an interior.

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