Tufted red carpet with dragon figure

[Tufted red ground dragon flower figure carpet]

Tufted red ground dragon flower figure carpet, woven in Ningxia in the Qing Dynasty. It is 223 cm long and 137 cm wide, and is in the old collection of the Qing Palace
The blanket warp and weft are white cotton, the warp is “S” shaped, the weft is “Z” shaped, the wool yarn is three small strands twisted into one strand, and every two weft threads have a color weft. With “8” shape buckle, the velvet is tied, and 70 colored wefts are raised every 30.5cm. The carpet is made of wood red, blue, moon white, black, imperial concubine, fragrant color and other lines, and the edge of the carpet is woven on the wood red ground, such as standing water, color strips, brocade patterns, etc. The design of the blanket center is that under the umbrella cover decorated with tassels, a beautiful flying woman casts flowers on the earth, with mushroom clouds and lotus flowers as interlining decorations. The flying girl’s eyebrows and eyes in the carpet are clear, elegant and dynamic. The use of three halos, two halos and intermediate halos makes the design more vivid and vivid
“Heavenly Maids Scatter Flowers” is one of the Buddhist art themes. The folk view the colorful scene of flowers and rain as a symbol of beauty. The carpet with this pattern is extremely suitable for hanging in the temple