10 x 12 - Beige Antique Chinese Peking Rug - 52764

52764 Distressed Antique Chinese Peking Pictorial Rug with Chinoiserie Chintz Style 10'02 x 11'06. This hand-knotted wool distressed antique Chinese Peking rug beautifully embodies a Chinoiserie Chintz style. It features a pictorial landscape scene with a variety of birds and botanical motifs spread across an abrashed field. A variety of asymmetrical flower species bloom from a gnarled tree branch that meanders along the edges of the piece, while an array of auspicious symbols are suspended from the branches. Several vases and baskets of flowers hang from the branches, which are seen to represent Virtue and harmony, along with a tea kettle, representing tranquillity, and a coin, representing prosperity. The ensemble of flowers represented are lotuses, peonies, chrysanthemums, and plum blossoms, which, when appearing together, represent the four seasons. Each of the flowers carries its own meaning in Chinese culture. The lotus, the fl