Symbolically powerful carpet from the Ningxia region of China featuring in the center field a pilgrim’s, or truth-seekers, gourd and staff between two double, or crossed, dorje's (visvavajra’s), both with the yin yang symbol at their center. Made with beautiful lustrous wool and a camel-yellow tone as the primary colour, the center field is then encapsulated by an inner border of small pearls and an outer main border of single dorje’s (vajra’s), with the ‘endless knot’ motif anchoring the four corners. Given the design and colours this carpet was probably made as a gift to a Buddhist lama to sit upon while meditating. Size is 121cm x 63cm (approx. 47.5in x 25in) and the warp and weft are cotton and it was made in the early 1900’s. It is a stunning piece in excellent condition with no repairs or reweaves. (For a more detailed description of the symbolic nature of this carpet please see https://warpandweft.club/portfolio-item/ningxia-item-12/ )