Antique Chinese Rug 45160

Chinese Rug, China, Early 20th Century - This unique medallion carpet features an animal pictorial framed by images representing the twelve traditional signs of the Chinese zodiac, including the snake, rat, ox, monkey, tiger, rabbit, dragon, horse, ram, rooster, dog and pig. Simple frame-like borders with polychromatic accents enclose the characteristically dark and subtly abrashed blue field of this antique Chinese carpet woven in the 1890s. This outstanding antique carpet features a naturally minimalist composition woven with a timeless combination of taupe and multiple shades of dark indigo.