Carpet 01

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Kansu or Ningxia pillar carpet, hand knotted wool, Western China, c.1930, dragons wind across a golden yellow field in medium and navy blue, ivory, rose, taupe, and mauve, these rugs were used to decorate the columns of temples, and the dragon's bodies would wrap around and meet another dragon to complete the circumference, full pile in near mint condition.
Size 3.1 x 7.1

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Antique Peking rug, hand knotted wool, China, c.19thC, a lone dragon on an ivory field, bats and clouds in a robins egg blue border, navy and cobalt details, low even pile.
Size 2.6 x 4.4

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Suiyuan rug, Inner Mongolia, China c.1930, a medium blue fret medallion, endless knots, and two dragons, float on a blue/black field, near mint condition.

Size 2.2 x 4

http://www.cyberrug.com/suiyuan9150.htm

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Daruma Museum, Japan