Antique Chinese Oriental Rug 43321

Antique Chinese Rug, Origin: China, Circa: Late 19th Century – This lovely antique Ninghsia epitomizes the consummate elegance and restraint of classic Chinese rug design. At the center and openwork medallion floats gracefully amidst sprays of flowering branches on a pale tan ground. The entire composition treads the fine line between ornament and figurative representation. The inner medallion itself is a scene of sorts, while the life-like branches of the field are arranged in a balanced array, but not symmetrically as a design. It is only in the precisely drawn meander and vine-scroll borders that we return to the world of ornamental pattern, which provides a perfect contrast to the organic realism of the field.