AN IMPERIAL YELLOW-GROUND 'QIANQING GONG' SILK THREAD CARPET, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

Auction Closed

September 23, 08:35 PM GMT

Estimate

10,000 - 15,000 USD

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Description

AN IMPERIAL YELLOW-GROUND 'QIANQING GONG' SILK THREAD CARPET

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

清十九世紀御製黃地絲絨五龍紋地毯《乾清宮御用》款

brightly decorated against a ground of silver-wrapped threads with five dragons, surrounded by borders of brocade and the 'Eight Treasures' emblems, the top edge with an inscription reading Qianqing Gong yuyong (For use in the Palace of Heavenly Purity)

99 by 62 in., 251.5 by 157.5 cm

Collection of Sun Tse-kiong, grandson of Sun Yat-sen, acquired on 27th May 1967, and thence by descent.

來源

孫治強（孫中山之孫）收藏，購於1967年5月27日，此後家族傳承