Antique Carpets of China

Author: Lu Hongqi
Language: Chinese and English bilingual
ISBN/ISSN: 7501537607
Published on: 2003-01
Hardcover

More than 100 color plates, text in English and Chinese, illustrated boards, Beijing, 2003.

Nearly 100 antique carpets pictured in this volume were selected from photographs of antique carpet pictures the author took during more than ten years. These antique carpets represent the artistic styles and techniques of Chinese carpets of approximately 200 years. This book also describes and explains the evolution of the carpet and meaning of the patterns from historical and cultural points of view to evoke past memories of antique carpets.

Main Contents

● The Origin and Spread of the Carpets
● Plate
● Pattern and Symbols
● Raw Materials and Crafts Manship
● Appraisal
● Annotation of Illustration