Lama Temple Rug
CultureChinese
Datemid-18th century
MediumKnotted rug
DimensionsOverall: 26 1/2 × 73 inches (67.31 × 185.42 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number33-607
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DescriptionRug decorated with conventionalized flowers and abstract designs in white, blue, yellow and red-orange on a brown background.ProvenanceWith an unknown vendor, Liulichang, Peking (modern-day Beijing), 1933 [1];
Purchased from the unknown vendor, through Laurence Sickman, by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1933.
NOTES:
[1] Liulichang is a street in Beijing known for its antique and curio shops. In a letter to H. J. Fei, Peking Craft Shop, July 7, 1933, Laurence Sickman indicated he bought this object on Liulichang. Nelson-Atkins Archives, Sickman Miscellaneous, box 3, Shipping 1932-34.
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