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Antique

Wool

NO. 12603

China

4'3" X 7'0" (1.30 m x 2.13 m)

$16,200

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Antique Peking Rug in Beige-Brown and Blue Pictorial Pattern - Rug & Kilim

A splendid 4x7 Peking rug of sought-after Chinese antiquity in a traditional Peking style floral pattern. Hand-knotted in wool circa 1920-1930, the design displays a pictorial representation of traditional art belonging to the period that spans harmoniously in rich shades of golden beige-brown and blue, subtly outlined with white for an added dimension. Rich in aesthetics and enjoying a notable condition, this fine wool rug is a refined choice for ornate drawing rooms and living rooms that welcome Oriental pieces of such magnificence, color, and origin.

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Measurements: 4'3" x 7'0" ( 1.30 m x 2.13 m )
Categories: Antique
Classification: Classic/Traditional, Floral, Peking, Pictorial, Transitional
Material: Wool
Origin: China
SKU: 12603

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October 9, 2026

A Guide to Bessarabian Rugs: History, Design, and Modern Luxury

Within the world of collectible textiles and luxury interiors, few rug traditions possess the quiet sophistication and painterly elegance of Bessarabian rugs. Emerging from the historic region of Bessarabia—an area historically situated between present-day Moldova, Romania, and Ukraine—these rugs occupy a unique position at the crossroads of Eastern European folk tradition, Ottoman influence, Russian imperial culture, and French decorative aesthetics. Unlike the geometric tribal weavings commonly associated with Central Asia or the medallion-driven structures of Persian carpets, Bessarabian rugs developed a distinctly atmospheric and ornamental visual language. Their floral compositions, subdued tonal harmonies, and expansive decorative fields positioned them closer to European decorative arts than purely utilitarian floor coverings.

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October 5, 2026

The Complete Guide to Oushak Rugs: History, Aesthetic Language, and Contemporary Design Use

Oushak rugs, also spelled Uşak or Ushak, stand among the most influential textile traditions in the history of interior design. Originating in western Anatolia, in the historic weaving town of Uşak in present-day Turkey, these carpets are not merely decorative artifacts; they are architectural design elements, cultural documents, and artistic statements that have shaped interior aesthetics across centuries. From Ottoman imperial courts to Renaissance European palaces and today’s luxury residential, hospitality, and gallery spaces, Oushak rugs continue to define a visual language of soft geometry, spacious design, muted tonal harmony, and painterly abstraction. Their enduring relevance places them at the intersection of art history, textile heritage, and contemporary interior design innovation.

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October 2, 2026

The Long Life of a Green: On Celery, Color of the Year, and the Four Centuries of Weaving That Anticipated It

Every year, the color world makes its pronouncement, and every year the design world turns to see what it has been given. For 2027, Sherwin-Williams has named Celery; a light, airy, herbal green with a yellow undertone, chosen, in the company's words, for a moment that prizes wellness, balance, and connection. It is a soft color with a quiet glow and a faint edge; it pairs, its makers note, with white for something breezy, with cranberry red for something playful, with brown for something elevated. It is, by any measure, a beautiful and intelligent choice. It is also a color the great weavers of the world have understood for four hundred years.

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August 29, 2025

The Art, Politics, and Design of Peking Rugs: From Qing Palaces to Contemporary Interiors

To engage with an antique Peking rug is to step into a dialogue between art, politics, and spatial philosophy. Unlike their Persian or Ottoman counterparts, Peking rugs do not overwhelm with ornament. They persuade quietly, through disciplined geometry, reserved color palettes, and motifs that echo the restrained harmony of Chinese architecture and literati aesthetics. Born in the imperial looms of late Qing Dynasty Beijing and carried into early 20th-century trade ateliers, these rugs embody a convergence: the rigor of Confucian order, the symbolism of Taoist cosmology, and the pragmatism of a China entering global modernity. To own or study a Peking rug is not merely to examine a textile, but to read a palimpsest of political transition, philosophical belief, and design refinement.

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October 2, 2023

Rug & Kilim Returns from China: Photos and Reflections on the North East Asia Youth Camp on Sustainable Development

Sustainability seems to be the subject of every trade event, panel and article in Architecture & Design today — but what does it look like to live, craft, weave with a sustainable approach in the world today, let alone handmade rugs and the cultures synonymous with their foundations? Rug & Kilim Principal Jahanshah Nazmiyal believes that mastering classics is how one makes modern masterpieces, and teaches this to us and his colleagues today. Some like him have a similar approach to sustainable design today, such as the many organizers of the third-annual North East Asian Youth Camp on Sustainable Development in Shandong, China, whose week-long conference in September 2023 brought delegates from nine countries to meet other scholars, trade professionals and artisans who practice sustainability and study it, both as a philosophy and an art form alike. Rug & Kilim Researcher & Copywriter Bhavna Dahiya returns from the conference, where she had the honor of attending as the delegate chosen by the Indian and Chinese government. Here, Dahiya shares her experience through the voices of community leaders, craftspeople and artists who led its many hands-on workshops therein.

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July 1, 2022

A Glossary of Handmade Rugs and Kilims: Understanding Terms, Types and Techniques Past and Present

Referring to the art style characterized by using shape and color withdrawn from traditional repetition or realism. Abstract rugs — sometimes referred to as art rugs — capture an expressive nature that reads as a very modern style, though many abstract rugs draw inspiration from works of the same art style in the mid-century. One of the more widely known mid-century lineages of this style is abstract expressionism, named for the literal "expressionists" of the 1950s. Some of the most notable names behind this style include Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko. Referring to a lineage of nomadic Persian rugs (sometimes referred to as “Avsar” in the alternate spelling). Afshar rugs hail from the eponymous tribe in the region of Northeastern Iran.

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Antique

Wool

NO. 12603

China

4'3" X 7'0" (1.30 m x 2.13 m)

$16,200

Available: Shipping as Soon as Tomorrow

Antique Peking Rug in Beige-Brown and Blue Pictorial Pattern - Rug & Kilim

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Specifications:

Measurements: 4'3" x 7'0" ( 1.30 m x 2.13 m )
Categories: Antique
Classification: Classic/Traditional, Floral, Peking, Pictorial, Transitional
Material: Wool
Origin: China
SKU: 12603

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The Long Life of a Green: On Celery, Color of the Year, and the Four Centuries of Weaving That Anticipated It

The Art, Politics, and Design of Peking Rugs: From Qing Palaces to Contemporary Interiors

Rug & Kilim Returns from China: Photos and Reflections on the North East Asia Youth Camp on Sustainable Development

A Glossary of Handmade Rugs and Kilims: Understanding Terms, Types and Techniques Past and Present

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