A silk and metallic-thread carpet Qing dynasty, Circa 1900

of rectangular form and vertically oriented, the central field with nine golden dragons in pursuit of 'flaming pearls' amidst clouds, against a metallic-thread ground, flanked by cartouches of 'antiques' and various diaper grounds, the top and bottom with lishui borders, an inscription within a rectangular cartouche chang chun gong yong ('For use in the Palace of Eternal Spring') to the top

In good condition with the original side cord and remnants of original end finishes. Though the metal thread on these carpets often gets abraided, this one does not exhibit any such featuers. Evidence of abrash visible on the golden color of the dragons and the blue/purple of the clouds.
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Compare two similarly sized carpets, one with dragons and lishui borders, sold in these rooms, 15th September 1999, lot 33; the other with phoenix decoration sold at Christie's New York, 21st September 2004, lot 88. A third and larger carpet was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 30th May 2005, lot 1288.

An earlier example, attributed to the 18th century, inscribed 'Made for the Qianlong emperor' and displaying nine dragons enclosed within a lishui frame, in the collects ion of the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, is illustrated in H. A. Lorentz, A View of Chinese Rugs from the Seventeenth to the Twentieth Century, London, 1973, p. 57.

Chang Chun Gong, situated in the Imperial Palace, Beijing, was built during the reign of the Yongle emperor in 1420. It became a residence for Imperial concubines during the Qing dynasty. The Empress Dowager Cixi was said to have lived in these quarters.