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Silk Road Treasures: Traditional Handmade Carpets and the Art of Living

Foreword This article explores the relationship between the beauty of carpets and their craftsmanship, as well as their practical and artistic value in contemporary life, focusing on the traditional techniques and real-world applications of handwoven carpets. This is a map of the world's traditional carpet-weaving regions, known as the “World Carpet Belt,” stretching from Marrakesh in Morocco to Tianjin in China. Each year, hundreds of thousands of handwoven carpets are produced along this belt. Xinjiang, historically known as the Western Regions, is the birthplace of Chinese carpets. The Silk Road, opened during the Han Dynasty, accelerated the exchange of goods and culture between East and West. Several desert oases along the Silk Road—Hotan, Kucha, and Kashgar—have been centers of carpet weaving since ancient times. Historically,

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“Layered Rhythm of the Blue Lotus” Handwoven Rug—A Modern Reinterpretation of Ming Dynasty Zhangzhou Velvet

“Delicate and splendid, woven into a pearl-patterned brocade.” Ancient Chinese textiles, classified by fiber type, included ramie, hemp, cotton, silk, and wool. Silk textiles held particular significance and distinction. Descriptions like “thin as gauze, light as gauze, splendid as brocade, lustrous as satin, soft as velvet” captured the unique qualities of ancient Chinese silk fabrics—lightweight, vibrantly colored, and shimmering—regarded as earthly treasures in their time. The phrase “velvety like plush” specifically refers to Zhangzhou velvet, which flourished during the Ming and Qing dynasties and stands as one of the traditional textiles of China's Han ethnic group. Detail of Ming Dynasty Zhangzhou Velvet This particular piece of Zhangzhou velvet was discovered abroad by our American designer ten years ago.

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The Use of Carpets in Ancient China as Seen Through Paintings

Among the carpets preserved in museum collections worldwide, few have survived intact for over 500 years. Ancient paintings from both Eastern and Western cultures occasionally depict scenes of people using carpets, offering glimpses into daily life and the corresponding aesthetic and spiritual states of ancient people. The use of carpets by the Han Chinese throughout history can be roughly divided into two periods. Before the Song Dynasty, low-style furniture dominated, and people habitually sat on the floor. Carpets served as floor coverings, marking the “origin of the bed.” Tang Dynasty: Zhou Fang's “Ladies Waving Fans” Song Dynasty: Chen Juzhong's “Cai Wenji's Return to Han”

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The Birth of Great Ming Carpet

Great Ming Carpet CC No. ZH-804 Size: 5m wide, 7.2m long Want to learn about this carpet's history? Visit our WeChat Official Account. June 2018

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Experience Beauty with Each Step — Exhibition of Handcrafted Classical Chinese Carpets

Selecting hues to dye threads crimson and blue, Weaving tendrils into earthen rugs. Colored silk, plush and fragrant, Silk stockings glide like lotus blooms with each step. Since ancient times, the Chinese have built their nation on agriculture, cherishing traditional handicrafts as artistic pursuits. They value the cyclical seasons and seasonal changes, maintaining a close bond between humanity and nature. Traditional craftsmanship serves as a conduit between humanity and nature. Utilizing all natural resources bestowed by the earth, people refine raw materials through human ingenuity and masterful techniques into exquisite handcrafted artworks. Rooted with reverence in the Chinese soil, the “De Pan Quality Education Future Pavilion” constructs an authentic, poetic, and aesthetically rich sanctuary for the spirit. Within this space, one follows the path...

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Balancing Rigidity and Flexibility, Connecting High and Low: A Glimpse into the “Chinese Antique Furniture: Scholar's Studio” Exhibition

The “Chinese Antique Furniture: Scholar's Studio” collection exhibition opened on November 21 at Zhonghe Art Space, marking a grand celebration of classical art in the realm of Chinese furniture. The exhibition features antique pieces from several prominent collectors, alongside Zhonghe Space's new classical Chinese furniture, vintage bamboo crafts, scholar's studio accessories, and traditional handwoven carpets. Zhonghe Antique Furniture Gallery. “Flowers and Butterflies” carpet, designed in the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, created by Xishi Putang in 2005. As floor coverings, carpets not only serve decorative and insulating functions but also embody profound virtues. The painting “Kangxi Emperor in His Study” from the Palace Museum collection in Beijing depicts...

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Imperial Splendor: Chinese Carpets, 1400–1750

In 2005, the Museum of East Asian Art in Cologne, Germany, hosted the “Classical Chinese Carpets” exhibition. This marked the first dedicated exhibition of classical Chinese carpets in Europe in nearly a century, following the “Exhibition of Ancient Chinese Carpets” held at the Musée Berneschi in Paris in 1911. This exhibition brought together 68 Chinese imperial carpets from the “classical period,” most of which are now held in private collections in the United States and Europe. This article is excerpted from the exhibition's preface, with some images sourced from HALI magazine. Michael Frances, former publisher of the specialist carpet magazine HALI

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Chinese Antique Rugs at Christie's Spring Auction

Christie's Spring Auction: Chinese Antique Rugs—Family Legacy: The Marie Theresa L. Virata Collection of Asian Art On March 16, 2017, at Rockefeller Plaza, New York, Christie's Asian Art Week featured a special auction titled “Family Legacy: The Marie Theresa L. Virata Collection of Asian Art.” Theresa L. Virata Collection of Asian Art“ concluded successfully at Rockefeller Plaza, New York. Marie Theresa, a Filipino art collector, was known as the ”Queen of Chinese Antiques."

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