A MAGNIFICENT AND RARE IMPERIAL VOIDED SILK-VELVET CARPET QIANLONG The large carpet comprise of five vertical panels each woven as a continuous loom width, bordered by two further panels of equal width across the ends, decorated at the centre with six evenly spaced striding dragons interspersed with peony sprays radiating around a central circular medallion with a full-faced dragon above breaking waves, all within a band consisting of archaistic dragons amidst scrollwork, the outer band with further pairs of dragons confronting upon lotus blooms, the colours picked out in tones of blue, red, and green on a mustard-yellow ground (shortened) 215 x 155 in. (550 x 400 cm.)
A MAGNIFICENT AND RARE IMPERIAL VOIDED SILK-VELVET CARPET QIANLONG The large carpet comprise of five vertical panels each woven as a continuous loom width, bordered by two further panels of equal width across the ends, decorated at the centre with six evenly spaced striding dragons interspersed with peony sprays radiating around a central circular medallion with a full-faced dragon above breaking waves, all within a band consisting of archaistic dragons amidst scrollwork, the outer band with further pairs of dragons confronting upon lotus blooms, the colours picked out in tones of blue, red, and green on a mustard-yellow ground (shortened) 215 x 155 in. (550 x 400 cm.)
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