Carpet, late 18th–early 19th century, Attributed to present-day China, Kashgar, Cotton (warp and weft) silk (pile); asymmetrically knotted pile, H. 174 in. (442 cm), Textiles-Rugs, Carpets woven in the former silk road settlements of Kashgar, Yarkand, and Khotan, situated at the western end of the Taklamakan Desert, display a mixture of patterns and styles. Chinese influence can be seen in the palette–with emphasis on deep red, blue, and yellow–and in some patterns, particularly those of the borders
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Carpet, late 18th–early 19th century, Attributed, present-day China, Kashgar, Cotton, warp, weft, silk, pile, asymmetrically knotted pile, H, 174, 442 cm, Textiles-Rugs, Carpets woven, former silk, road, settlements, Yarkand, Khotan, situated, western, Taklamakan Desert, display, mixture, patterns, styles, Chinese influence, palette– emphasis, deep red, blue, yellow–, particularly, borders
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