Rug
CultureChinese
Date18th century
MediumKnotted
DimensionsOverall: 79 × 97 1/2 inches (200.66 × 247.65 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number33-974
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DescriptionFive medallions and floral design in light blue, white and shades of yellow on pinkish tan background. Blue border.ProvenanceWith the North China Art Trading Company, Peiping, by July 1933 [1];
Purchased from the North China Art Trading Company, through Laurence Sickman, by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1933.
NOTES:
[1] According to a purchase document in the Nelson-Atkins Registration file, the North China Art Trading Company was located at Loo Ch'ien Chii, Peiping (modern-day Beijing). Sickman's financial statement for the purchase names Li Tsin Chiu, Hatamen Ta Chieh, Peiping, as the person from whom the object was purchased.
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