Although carpet weaving is a very old tradition in China, carpets are not as widespread as he other decorative arts and it is only fairly recently that they began to incorporate the official style required by the Chinese court. There are many reasons for this. Wool was not widely available except in the north-western provinces, and in the Chinese climate and the way of life carpets do not play such a prominent role as they do it in other eastern countries.
The crane is a symbol of long life and is used in Chinese rug designs, was also a emblem of first degree officials in the Manchu Court.
This is a "Ziegler" rug of new manufacture. In 1883 a Swiss man by the name of Ziegler founded an import company in Manchester, England and at the same time a rug manufactory in Sultanabad (today: Arak), Iran. In this manufactory they produced rugs of high quality in beautiful tone in tone pastel colors and all over designs inspired by Mahal and Farahan designs which were made mainly for the European taste. The success and the demand were huge and "Ziegler" became an international trademark and a guarantee for beautiful high quality rugs. Antique Ziegler rugs today reach record breaking auction prices especially in the USA. Since a number of years these antique Ziegler designs are being reproduced in Iran, India, Pakistan and Egypt with various grades of quality. In this case the rug is of very high and durable quality and we offer it with pleasure.
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