Antique Chinese Pictorial Rug with Deer and Crane Figures. Measures: 5' x 7'7. This enchanting east Chinese rug incorporates five symbols of longevity: the deer, the crane, a tree, rocks and water. Originally of Chinese origin, the symbols took o...

Antique Chinese Pictorial Rug with Deer and Crane Figures.

Measures: 5' x 7'7.

This enchanting east Chinese rug incorporates five symbols of longevity: the deer, the crane, a tree, rocks and water. Originally of Chinese origin, the symbols took on a secular presence within Tibetan art. The four corners contain objects that are artistic and scholarly in nature. The rug was probably intended to bring the owner the good fortune of a long life matched with great intelligence and artistic ability.



Antique Chinese Pictorial Rug with Deer and Crane Figures, rug J10-0302, Keivan Woven Arts / country of origin / type: Nepal / Tibetan, circa early-20th Century.