The design of this sitting mat from the oasis of Khotan in East Turkestan is closely related to a larger rug published by Schürmann, which shows the same motif in a design of two compartments. – Many rewoven sections in the pile, restored ends, new overcasting along the sides. Literature: SCHÜRMANN, ulrich, Zentral-Asiatische Teppiche. Frankfurt a. m. 1969, no. 87