MONASTIC PILLER RUG DEPICTING A LAMA
BAUTAU, CHINA, CIRCA 1900
£2,200
Auction: 9 May 2017 at 16:00 BST
Description
depicting a Lama in yellow cap and red monastic robes holding the eight-spoke wheel of transmigration, surrounded by the eight Buddhist auspicious emblems, jewelled ribbons decorating the top of the rug and with a lishui border, earth mountains, water and waves, below, all against a deep indigo ground
Dimensions
215x127cm