The rectangular yellow-ground carpet is woven with a pair of confronted, scaled dragons enclosing a flaming pearl amid clouds and stylised emblems. The field is framed by geometric and pendant-form borders in shades of navy, pale blue, cream and muted pink; the ends retain fringed selvages. Visible wear and minor surface soiling are consistent with use.

130 x 240 cm, 51 x 94 IN

Provenance: Lot 24058, 24062, 24063, 24083, 24090, 24093, 24095, 24103, 24108, 24117, 24136, Private collection of important estate, Dallas, TX. <br/.
Possibly removed from the Summer Palace during the relief mission in Peking during the Boxer Rebellion of 1900