A NINGXIA THRONE COVERNORTH CHINA, KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)A NINGXIA THRONE COVERNORTH CHINA, KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)Woven horizontally, overall very good condition4ft.4in. x 10ft.3in. (133cm. X 312cm.)This strikingly lustrous Chinese carpet displays eight floral roundels, each centered with a shou (longevity) symbol, on a faint diagonal swastika lattice ground upon which there are stylised bats and flowers. The reign of the Kangxi Emperor (1662-1722) was a period of great achievement for all the arts, and carpets woven during this period are celebrated for their harmony and proportion both in coloration and size. Woven for both the Imperial court and nobility, Qing dynasty rugs were often made for a specific place or function. Based on the use of the symbolic motifs and its rectangular format, this carpet was most probably made as a dais or throne platform (kang) cover that typically would have been reserved for an important guest within a palace or placed within a temple. In her article on Chinese temple rugs (HALI 194, pp.662-75), Sandra Whitman has proposed that altar rugs were placed across the altar and not along the top. A closely related example, displaying eight similar lotus roundels on a geometric ground, which had formerly been in a mid-western museum collection, was exhibited with Alberto Levi, 'Hunting and Gathering: China, Tibet and East Turkestan', 2017, Milan, (HALI, Issue 185, p.112, fig.1).细节 A NINGXIA THRONE COVERNORTH CHINA, KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)Woven horizontally, overall very good condition4ft.4in. x 10ft.3in. (133cm. X 312cm.) 来源 Skinners, Boston, 30th April 2018, lot 89 注意事项 This lot will be removed to Christie’s Park Royal. Christie’swill inform you if the lot has been sent offsite. Our removal and storage of the lot is subject to the terms and conditions of storage which can be found at Christies.com/storage and our fees for storageare set out in the table below - these will apply whether the lot remains with Christie’s or is removed elsewhere.Please call Christie’s Client Service 24 hours in advance to book a collection time at Christie’s Park Royal. All collections from Christie’s Park Royal will be by pre-booked appointment only.Tel: +44 (0)20 7839 9060Email: cscollectionsuk@christies.com.If the lot remains at Christie’s it will be available for collection on any working day 9.00 am to 5.00 pm.Lots are not available for collection at weekends. This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.