HOTUNG | 何東 The Personal Collection of the late Sir Joseph Hotung | Part II: Day
HOTUNG | 何東 The Personal Collection of the late Sir Joseph Hotung | Part II: Day
An imperial silk 'nine dragon' rug, Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century | 清十八/十九世紀 御製九龍雲紋地毯 《保和殿》款
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December 8, 05:58 PM GMT
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15,000 - 25,000 GBP
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An imperial silk 'nine dragon' rug, Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century
清十八/十九世紀 御製九龍雲紋地毯 《保和殿》款
brightly woven, centred with a coiled dragon, framed above and below by four dragons writhing amongst cloud scrolls contesting flaming pearls, further encircled by rolling and crashing waves above a ruyi clouds band, the top with a Bao he dian hallmark
Length 238 cm, 93¾ in.
R.H. Ellsworth Ltd., New York, 17th June 1997.
安思遠，紐約，1997年6月17日