Imperial Chinese Silk & Gold Metal-Thread Yellow Ningxia 'Palace Rug' (Fo-Dogs) 'Qing- Dynasty' (Made For The Imperial Palaces In TheForbidden-City Beijing), West China, 19th century, silk/gold-metal-threads/cotton, approx. 213 x 122 cm, condition: 2-3 (good condition, professionally cleaned), very rare and valuable chinese imperial rug with Fo-dog design made for the palaces in the forbidden- city Beijing, while of the imperial dynasties there were strict regulations on the use of colors (the color yellow became imperial and nobody except the emperor of china could wear yellow cloth es or own yellow utensils), very artful and decorative medallion design with leaf and peonies on gold-metal brocaded ground, emperor-yellow border, absolutely rare.*************************************** ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************Special-Auction: Antique, old and decorative collector rugs & carpets. Please ask for condition-reports and more high-resolution detail photos. Henrys Auktionshaus AG Department 'Rugs & Carpets', teppich, tapis, tappeto, alfromba.