Galerie Shabab Collection Mid-20th Century Chinese Inspired Turkish Carpet

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This Mid-20th century Chinese Inspired Turkish room-size carpet presents an elaborate pictorial composition across a rich crimson-red field. A circular … Read more This Mid-20th century Chinese Inspired Turkish room-size carpet presents an elaborate pictorial composition across a rich crimson-red field. A circular central medallion encloses stylized dragons, cloud forms, and floral devices, while the surrounding field is populated with phoenixes, cranes, guardian lions, vases, pagodas, parasols, and branching botanical motifs. The imagery is arranged in balanced symmetry, creating a lively narrative without overwhelming the open red ground. Ivory corner spandrels display additional dragons and scrolling ornaments, connected by a crisp Greek-key inner guard. Multiple borders frame the composition, including a deep red floral band and a broad ivory outer border filled with blossoms, symbolic objects, and geometric emblems in blue, green, gold, coral, and brown. The fusion of Chinese decorative imagery with Turkish weaving gives the carpet a distinctive cross-cultural character, well suited to a living room, library, dining room, or eclectic interior with artistic distinction.

Measures: 9' 1" x 13' 3" See less