About eCarpetgallery's Chinese Rugs and Carpets
At eCarpetGallery.com we offer a large selection of genuine hand made Chinese area rugs at affordable prices. Our Chinese carpets come in a number of different styles each with its own unique designs, colors and sizes. By purchasing oriental Chinese rugs directly from the weavers we guarantee the authenticity, diversity, quality and low price of the rugs you wish to buy.
Hand-knotted rugs have been made in China for centuries, from nomadic utilitarian weavings, to rugs produced for imperial courts. Europeans influenced and controlled the rug production earlier in the 20th Century. Many rugs of this era have the European look to them, including Aubusson, rococo and other contemporary designs of the day. In the mid 20th the Chinese state organised rug weaving into cooperatives. This allowed for the blossoming of the Chinese style of carpet, with carved designs, florals and muted pastels.
By the latter half of the century Chinese weavers started producing rugs with Persian designs. Some of these designs are borrowed from Tabriz, Kashan, and Isfahan. These high quality rugs Sino-Persian rugs with both wool and silk piles have medallions with the corners having endless repetitions of curvilinear rosettes and palmettes. You will find see garden, pictorial, animal, all over and geometric designs interwoven into this style of Oriental rug.
In our Chinese rugs we also have a vintage French style tapestry rug. These pieces are woven exclusively in China. This type of Chinese carpet is modeled after 16th century tapestries of the French Feudal era. They generally depict classic floral, hunting or lush landscape scenes like those of the old. Tapestries themselves started as a way to copy famous paintings but soon became an art in its own right even surpassing painting in some respects as they began to rival the paintings weavers tried to emulate in their tapestry making. This type of Chinese rug is perfect for adding a rustic even vintage feeling to your home.
The pride of Chinese weavers is the silk Chinese rugs. Visually stunning, these carpets use Persian and Aubusson designs to really bring the focus on artistic virtuosity. These Chinese carpets are hand woven using high knot counts and silk material. The feel of these carpets is unbelievable and they are surprisingly durable. These carpets fit with any décor project and are sure to impress any guest in your home.
The Chinese rugs we offer at eCarpetGallery.com are some of the most luxurious of carpets and all of them are sold at prices you cannot find anywhere else. All rugs come in small, medium, large and palace size. Chinese carpets fit easily with any decorative style and are perfect artistic pieces for your home.
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