This
is a Ningxia mat from a temple runner. It is expressively
designed with a spectrum of classic Buddhist iconography.
It incorporates a central medallian of two fish arranged in
a yin-yang shape, surrounded by a pearl border, which sits
in a lattice field of interlocking swastikas, all surrounded
by a checkerboard guard stripe and a main border of mulitcolored
shells on a salmon ground. All natural colors include gold-yellow,
lemon-yellow, yellow-orange, dark blue, light blue, salmon
and white.All vegetable dyes.
Origin:
Ningxia |
Shape:
Rectangle |
Age: Mid-19th
Century |
Size:
67x132cm ( 2'2" x 4'4" ) |
Material: 100%
Wool |
Woven: Hand-knotted |
Background
Color: Yellows |
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