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Ning Xia Sitting Rug with Tiger-Skin Design
New
74 x 74 cm (2' 5" x 2' 5")
China, second half 19th century
Condition: very good, good pile, dark brown partially corroded, slight signs of use on sides and ends
Warp: cotton, weft: cotton, pile: wool
This outstanding sitting rug symbolizes strength and power. The abstract tiger skin, which was reserved for high-ranking individuals, is depicted with a central spine and surrounded by a dragon border.
The pairs of dragons seem to chase the flame pearls between the cloud depictions. They are depicted in a naturalistic, almost playful manner and counterbalance the field in the most exquisite way. In the field, the tiger stripes can be seen either arranged horizontally, or if you let your eye jump around, they appear V-shaped, dynamically arranged.
This effect underlines the quality of the rug. An elegant dark blue pearl border, accompanied by two fine, different light blue stripes, encloses the field. Genuine old Chinese carpets with tiger depictions are extremely rare, and the tantric representation of the tiger skin also suggests that this throne seat was made for a Tibetan prince or high lama.
Eberhart Herrmann wrote about a Tibetan example in "Rare Oriental Carpets VI", no. 90: "The tiger skin was intended to express the lama's spiritual ability to control the untamed emotions within a person" (Kuløy 1982, p. 26).
A photograph of a lama sitting on a Tibetan example can be found in Hali 181, p. 66.
A tiger throne rug comparable to our piece, but with a Yün-Tsu-Tai border, can be found in Hali 201, p. 139.
Estimate: € 4000 - 6000
China, second half 19th century
Condition: very good, good pile, dark brown partially corroded, slight signs of use on sides and ends
Warp: cotton, weft: cotton, pile: wool
This outstanding sitting rug symbolizes strength and power. The abstract tiger skin, which was reserved for high-ranking individuals, is depicted with a central spine and surrounded by a dragon border.
The pairs of dragons seem to chase the flame pearls between the cloud depictions. They are depicted in a naturalistic, almost playful manner and counterbalance the field in the most exquisite way. In the field, the tiger stripes can be seen either arranged horizontally, or if you let your eye jump around, they appear V-shaped, dynamically arranged.
This effect underlines the quality of the rug. An elegant dark blue pearl border, accompanied by two fine, different light blue stripes, encloses the field. Genuine old Chinese carpets with tiger depictions are extremely rare, and the tantric representation of the tiger skin also suggests that this throne seat was made for a Tibetan prince or high lama.
Eberhart Herrmann wrote about a Tibetan example in "Rare Oriental Carpets VI", no. 90: "The tiger skin was intended to express the lama's spiritual ability to control the untamed emotions within a person" (Kuløy 1982, p. 26).
A photograph of a lama sitting on a Tibetan example can be found in Hali 181, p. 66.
A tiger throne rug comparable to our piece, but with a Yün-Tsu-Tai border, can be found in Hali 201, p. 139.
Estimate: € 4000 - 6000