Lama Temple Rug
CultureChinese
Datemid-18th century
MediumKnotted rug
DimensionsOverall: 26 × 73 1/4 inches (66.04 × 186.06 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number33-606
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DescriptionRug decorated with conventionalized flowers and abstract designs in white, blue, yellow, and shades of red-orange on a brown background. Four small flowers in the border at one end.ProvenanceWith an unknown vendor, Liulichang market district, 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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