Warped and Wefted

Beautiful, extremely soft, three paneled Tibetan masho – or above-saddle carpet - tightly woven using the tsuktruk method. It is constructed entirely ... read more

Very attractive Tibetan blue seating carpet with seven small mandala-like ‘medallions’ floating in the main field, each enclosing an auspicious swastika or ... read more

Uncommon thickly padded four paneled Tibetan masho - or above-saddle carpet - woven in the tsuktruk style. The naturally dyed pile is ... read more

Elegant and strikingly beautiful Chinese Civil Rank Buzi (pu zi) or ‘insignia badge’ (often referred to as ‘Mandarin Squares’); this example hand ... read more

Impressive Tibetan masho or 'above-saddle' carpet portraying a tiger pelt, with a benign, almost 'pussy-cat' like face. The very light brown wool ... read more

Old and very attractive Tibetan khaden from the mid 1800’s / 19th century (or before?) with a lovely abrash throughout the blue ... read more

Tibetan takyeb (pack animal forehead ‘decoration’) featuring a large flower - surrounded by ‘wish-fulfilling’ flaming jewels in the main field - emanating ... read more

This Tibetan under-saddle carpet or ‘makden’ has a floral design on either side in a reddish-orange main field with abstract clouds and ... read more

Mesmerizing early 1900’s Tibetan khaden with the so-called 'gau box' or amulet design throughout the main field. Coloured with only two blues ... read more

Tibetan takyeb (pack animal forehead ‘decoration’) showing flowers emanating from a vase filled with flaming jewels. Hand spun wool warp and weft, ... read more

Finely hand-woven four paneled raw silk Bhutanese blanket (i.e. four individually woven strips or panels sewn together post weaving) made with all ... read more

Vintage Chinese five dragon 'Beijing' carpet with luxurious super-soft thick silky pile. This carpet was made circa the mid 1900’s, probably the ... read more

Tibetan three paneled black tsuktruk with a Zeepa (Dzeepa, Zeepak, et al) as the sole central motif, and with spray coming off a ... read more

book: Chahar Mahal va Bakhtiari: Village, Workshop and Nomadic Rugs of Western Persia by Peter Willborg (published 2002). English text. Very important ... read more

This khagangma, or Tibetan seating square, is simply nothing short of an extraordinary example of Tibetan woven art. Stunningly beautiful, relatively large ... read more

a finely woven trapezoid shaped Tibetan ‘takheb’ blanket made of tie-dyed woolen nambu cloth for use over a horse or yak. The ... read more

Asian art. Elaborately decorated museum quality gilded brass Newari oil lamp known as a Sukunda, hand crafted by an exceptionally gifted artisan ... read more

Glanz Der Himmelssohne: Kaiserliche Teppiche Aus China, 1400 – 1750 by Michael Franses and Hans Konig. (In English the title of this ... read more

Beautiful richly saturated warp-faced-back large over-saddle carpet or 'masho', presumably from the Wangden valley region of Tibet, with two archaic mandala-like medallions ... read more

ikat: Silks of Central Asia - The Guido Goldman Collection by Kate Fitz-Gibbon and Andrew Hale (slip-cased edition, published 1997). Arguably still ... read more

Small circular auspiciously designed rug from the Baotou / Suiyuan region of Inner Mongolia, with the central Shou symbol - the Chinese ... read more

Lustrous Tibetan warp-faced-back under-saddle carpet (makden) woven in the Wangden valley region of Tibet some time in the mid to latter half ... read more

Tibetan three paneled checkered tsuktruk, the three individual strips having been woven separately on a narrow loom and then sewn together to ... read more