Tablet with Design for a Carpet, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong period (1736–95), China, Ivory with pigment, 3 15/16 x 6 5/8 in. (10 x 16.8 cm), Ivories, The use of a precious material such as ivory to make a model of a carpet was typical of the famously extravagant Qianlong Emperor. The design of a roundel filled with flowers and surrounded by floral scrolls can also be found in porcelains and other objects from the eighteenth century
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Tablet, Design, Carpet, Qing dynasty, 1644–1911, Qianlong period, 1736–95, China, Ivory, pigment, 3 15/16 x 6 5/8, 10 16.8 cm, Ivories, precious material, ivory, model, carpet, typical, famously extravagant Qianlong, Emperor, design, roundel filled, flowers, surrounded, floral scrolls, porcelains, objects, eighteenth century
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