PILLAR CARPET WITH LAMA AND THE EIGHT BUDDHIST TREASURES.

Origin: China. Gansu.
Dynasty: Qing dynasty.
Date: Mid 19th c.
Technique: Pile wool; warp and weft cotton.
Description: The lama can be identified as belonging to the Gelugpa school; because of his yellow hat.
He is walking on clouds and blows in the shell trumpet (shanka). The Eight Buddhist
Treasures are arranged around him with a canopy above his head. The carpet is at the lower
part bordered with deep water lines (li shui) and at the top with a pearl border.
Measurement: 196x122cm.
Condition A/B.

Provenance:
-Formerly collection of David Te-Chun Wang.
-Rhenish private collection.

Published:
-Terry Stratton: Antique Chinese Carpets. England 1978. P. 34/35; pl. 1.