LOT 403 AN IMPERIAL-YELLOW-GROUND NINGXIA WOOL ‘NINE DRAGON’ CARPET
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AN IMPERIAL-YELLOW-GROUND NINGXIA WOOL ‘NINE DRAGON’ CARPET
North China, 19th century, c. 1850. Finely woven with a central five-clawed dragon surrounded by four sinuous dragons to the top and bottom writhing around flaming pearls, surrounded by lingzhi shaped clouds, bordered by terrestrial diagrams and lishui stripe separated by swirling clouds and crashing waves.
Provenance
: Swiss private collection.
Condition
: Good condition with expected wear, pulls and minuscule losses, some fraying to the edges, and possibly minimal fading to colors.
Dimensions: Size ca. 304 x 221 cm
Literature comparison:
Compare a related carpet, decorated with the 'nine dragon' motif on dark-blue ground, together with the inscription 'Qianlong Palace fabric' and dated to the Qianlong period, illustrated in Charles I. Rostow and Jia Guanyan, Chinese Carpets, 1983, New York, pl. 68.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s London, 16 October 2003, lot 290
Price: GBP 5,975 or approx.
EUR 14,500
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A Ningxia carpet, North China, circa 1850
Expert remark: Compare the closely related manner of weaving and dragon motif. Note the size (370 x 261 cm).
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s London, 23 April 2013, lot 71
Price: GBP 16,250 or approx.
EUR 28,500
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A Ningxia carpet, North China, circa 1900
Expert remark: Compare the closely related manner of weaving and dragon motif. Note the size (332 x 252 cm).
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 21 March 2015, lot 1137
Price: USD 81,250 or approx.
EUR 95,500
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A Ningxia banner carpet, North China, 19th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related manner of weaving and dragon motif. Note the different design and the size (300 x 241 cm).
寧夏黃地御用九龍羊毛地毯
中國北部,十九世紀,約1850年。其中央為五爪龍,周圍有四條蜿蜒的飛龍戯珠,周圍有如意祥雲,周圍有江山麗水紋。圖案豐滿,構圖精美。
來源:
瑞士私人收藏。
品相:
狀況良好,有磨損和微小的缺損,邊緣有一些磨損,並且有輕微褪色。
尺寸:約 304 x 221 厘米
文獻比較:
比較一件相近的乾隆深藍地九龍紋毯,見Charles I. Rostow和Jia Guanyan,《Chinese Carpets》,1983年,紐約,圖68。
拍賣結果比較:
形制:非常相近
拍賣:倫敦佳士得,2003年10月16日,lot 290
價格:GBP 5,975(相當於今日
EUR 14,500
)
描述:約1850年中國北部九龍紋毯
專家評論:比較非常相近的編織風格和龍紋主題。請注意尺寸 (370 x 261厘米)。
拍賣結果比較:
形制:相近
拍賣:倫敦佳士得,2013年4月23日,lot 71
價格:GBP 16,250(相當於今日
EUR 28,500
)
描述:約1900年中國北部九龍紋毯
專家評論:比較非常相近的編織風格和龍紋主題。請注意尺寸 (332 x 252厘米)。
拍賣結果比較:
形制:相近
拍賣:紐約佳士得,2015年3月21日,lot 1137
價格:USD 81,250(相當於今日
EUR 95,500
)
描述:十九世紀中國北部寧夏龍紋毯
專家評論:比較非常相近的編織風格和龍紋主題。請注意不同的設計和尺寸 (300 x 241厘米)。
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