3 x 14 - Brown Antique Chinese Rug - 53479

53479 Antique Chinese Ningxia Pillar Rug 03'05 x 14'01.

The interplay between the pieces various decorative elements gives the composition a great deal of movement and visual interest while also creating a strong sense of story in this hand-knotted wool antique Chinese Ningxia pillar carpet runner with a dragon pictorial. Seen as possessing unrivaled power, strength, and nobility, the dragon, known in Mandarin Chinese as Kuilong, is amongst the most beloved symbols in Chinese culture.

The mythical beast was once thought to have the power to control the elements and climactic changes such as floods, drought, rain, thunder and lightning. In this particular antique Chinese rug, the serpentine dragon coils around the piece with its body. As the dragon is seen to reside in the heavens, several Ruyi clouds and ribbon-like cloud bands are scattered throughout the composition. Dragons are often depicted as chasing after lumin