Lot 19
19
A MING CARPET FRAGMENT
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A MING CARPET FRAGMENT

GREATER CHINA, SECOND HALF 16TH CENTURY

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A MING CARPET FRAGMENT
Greater China, second half 16th century
The mustard-yellow field divided into panels containing "western lotus" issuing hooked vine framed by a lattice linked by open quatrefoil, silk warps, minute stains, otherwise full pile
2ft.3in. x 1ft.6in. (68.5cm. x 45.5cm.)
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

This fragment from a Ming carpet represents one of the small number of surviving pile rugs depicting stylised floral motifs in accordance with Ming taste. A larger fragment of the same carpet owned by Alberto Boralevi was exhibited at the ICOC Milan in 1999 (Hali 108, January/February 2000, p.137).

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