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A CHINESE SILK AND METAL THREAD CARPET CIRCA 1900
Estimate
12,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description
the metal soumakh field with silk pile and inscription
Catalogue Note
The five character inscription Zhonghe Dian bei yong suggests that the carpet was made for the 'Hall of Central Harmony' in the Forbidden City, Beijing. This was the second great throne hall of the outer courts, where the emperor would have prepared for annual rites, such as sowing the fields at the Altar of Agriculture (Xian Nong Tan) in Spring, by examining the appropriate manuals here.