Stunning double (or 'crossed') vajra / dorje (visvavajra) Ningxia meditation seating square with a forceful presence, and a visual energy woven into the design that makes it appear to be emanating outwards in a burst-like fashion. [In Buddhism a vajra (which is a Sanskrit word, or 'dorje' in Tibetan) is a sacred ceremonial or ritual 'weapon', mainly employed in the Vedic ritual for dispelling evil forces in Tantric Buddhism in Tibet. It is a powerful Buddhist protective symbol of the unbreakable force of the enlightened state that cannot be destroyed but itself destroys all evil. a single dorje is shaped like a type of double-ended club with ribbed spherical ends – as seen in the illustration above - whereas here the central motif shows two dorje's crossed or 'doubled’.] All natural dyes and good condition for its age. Size is 82cm/32in x 72cm/28in) and made circa 1800 or most likely before (i.e 18th c.) with cotton warp and, very unusually, a wool weft which is rare in a Ningxia carpet and suggesting of that earlier provenance. a very pleasing, aesthetically balanced visual representation of this design showing real artistry by the weaver.