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Lot 583

A blue-ground tiger carpet with inscription

Estimated Value:

1.500 € - 2.500 €

Result:

1.813 € incl. Premium and VAT

Description:

China, 1st half of 20th c. or later
162 x 98 cm
Cotton (cream white), wool (blue, red-orange, pink, bright red, cream white, light green, light blue), knotted. The tiger stands on a rocky platform with its front paw raised and its mouth wide open, revealing its teeth. In the foreground, a mountain landscape with stylized steep rocks is hinted at. Above the tiger, an inscription in bright red is woven into the dark blue background.
From a North German private collection - In fairly good condition with only slight signs of age and use