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A CHINESE SILK AND METAL THREAD CARPET CIRCA 1900
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description
the metal soumakh field with silk pile and inscription
Catalogue Note
The four-character inscription Taimiao yuyong suggests that the carpet was made for use in the 'Imperial Ancestral Temple' in the Forbidden City, Beijing, which was the place where the memorial tablets of remote imperial ancestors were kept.