China carpets and rugs



Beijing Carpet

Beijing Carpet began in the Yuan Dynasty about the carpet, has 700 years of history. Said about wen years, there was a Lama from Tibet with the two disciples came to the capital Beijing, in the carpet weaving was established at Temple of the system will be brought to the art of carpet northwest Beijing.
        Since the founding, in succession on the basis of traditional craft, has created the design style of the ancient pattern, Jinwen style, ethnic style, landscape style, palace-style, Yanjing style, bird-style, old-style embroidery and other new designs, popular export Welcome. 1973 creation of the ancient grain type pattern, the absorption of our ancient bronzes, lacquer ware, pottery, silk, brocade and other decorative patterns made in Japan and Europe are very popular on the market. Jin Wen-style design, in 1974 according to designs made of brocade. National-type pattern in 1976 according to China's ethnic batik, cross-stitch and embroidery patterns and designs, patterns exaggerated and deformed, has a unique folk style. In 1981, Beijing carpets "Heaven Temple" won the National Arts and Crafts flowers carpet bonus Cup Award.
Ningxia carpet antique

Beijing Carpet
        Ningxia in the northwest, water and land transportation of the fortress, since ancient times is the new, Tibetan, Mongolian, Han Chinese cultural crossroads. Loop excellent location and well-developed agriculture and animal husbandry, but also produce the best quality wool producing areas. Antique carpets over 300 years of history. According to legend, Emperor Kangxi, Mato Uygur craftsmen came to Ningxia carpet and found a local high-quality wool, so they started weaving carpets in Yinchuan, and to impart skills to the name Xing, Tang, Hu, Hu and other four artists , from the beginning tribute Ningxia carpet court, and spread abroad.
        In the process due to the use of vegetable dyes, so the color rich, eventually becoming faded. In art they absorb a wide range of new, Tibetan, Mongolian, Han and ancient Arabia, India, Rome and other countries the advantages of carpet, and learn from the ancient ceramics, metal ware, tapestry, murals and other traditional arts, the formation of a simple, rigorous and elegant artistic style. Color to blue, yellow, camel color is 3 tone, the use of Cassia yellow, indigo, rubber shell camel, hematoxylin stained vegetable dyes, enduring. The famous "white three blue" carpet by the three different shades of blue component, drawing on the art of the Ming Dynasty blue and white porcelain effect, an international reputation.
        Inner Mongolia is China's traditional carpet producing areas, there are antique varieties, natural color, silk, gold plate blankets, tapestries and other arts. It features: fine weavers, plant dyeing, dignified style, design elegant, antique. In color from "white three blue" development to seven different shades of blue, and some use white background, known as the "blue white"; some with Mongolian features, add color to create a "bonus the product. " Alxa of antique carpets, is on the blue tone with red, green and other colors. Inner Mongolia Chifeng natural color carpet, fine workmanship, color harmony, natural-minded, deeply welcomed by the international market. Won the silver medal in 1980 National Quality Award. China Arts and Crafts in 1981 Hundred Flowers Awards Silver Cup Award. Chifeng is also a founding to contemporary art tapestries.


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