Central mittmedaljong med en klassisk femkload drake som jagar den flammande pärlan, på ett nätverk av blommor, runt om ytterligare fyra femkloade drakar mot en grund i metalltråd allt mot en ljust gul grund. Mått 208 x 126 cm.
Slitage.
From the collection of Eskil (Viktor Sofokles) Ågren (1897-1969), site manager of Svenska Tändsticksaktiebolaget (Swedish Match) in Asia, the family lived in Shanghai and Kobe during the years 1927-1934. Manager of Västerviks tändsticks AB after the return to Sweden.
Compare with a carpet with this kind of fretwork sold at Sothebys, Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, Lot 132. Sale Number: L09710. 13 May 2009, London.
Carpets were clearly highly prized as prestigious possessions: virtually all the portraits of the Ming and Qing emperors include depictions of carpets.
Carpets were used to define areas of importance, provide warmth and comfort and, through their motifs and decoration, create a harmonious aesthetic, which integrated their symbolism with the other Chinese works of art with which the royal household, their courtiers and officials surrounded themselves.