Hand-Knotted Tibetan Khaden Rug | Triple Crane Medallions

A classic weaving exhibiting many Buddhist symbols, all elegantly arranged on an unusual ivory field (natural sheep's wool). The birds are drawn in a classic manner, with one foot lifted and a flower grasped in the beak—an image seen in silk weavings dating as far back as 1000 years.

The plethora of Buddhist imagery suggests this rug was made on special order in one of the many workshops that existed at the end of the 19th or early 20th century.

Referenced from "Dream Weavers - Textile Art from the Tibetan Plateau, Pages 64 & 65, Plate 8."

Warp: 4 ply cotton
Weft: 1 shed ivory wool
Knots: 3+4 ply yarn, wool
11h x 7v: 77 kpsi
Colours (11): Tan / red / rust / dark blue / light blue / blue-green / light pink / lemon yellow / sienna / mustard yellow / terracotta
Dimensions: 90 cm x 182 cm (35.4 in x 71.7 in)