Chinese silk and metal thread carpet, Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1912) circa 1800
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Description
The central lobate medallion with a classical five clawed dragon
chasing a flaming pearl on a fretwork and flowerhead field, the
lobate spandrels with further five clawed dragons within an
inner pearl border and wider meandering flowerhead border.
Size: 283 x 189 cm.
Provenance:
Joaquim Eulalio do Nascimento e Silva, (1883-1965)
Ambassador to Chongqing, 1944 – 1946
Chongqing was the provisional wartime capital of the Republic of China during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) Joaquim Eulalio do Nascimento e Silva, Bachelor of Laws, was an eminent Brazilian journalist, editor and diplomat who held numerous important posts including Consul General to London 1927-9, extraordinary envoy to Ankara and Ambassador for Cairo in 1934. From 1934 till 1940 was variously ambassador to Athens , Warsaw and Paris. From 1943-1944 he was summoned to Teheran as envoy before he was appointed Ambasssador to Chongqing in 1944 where he was accredited to Chang Kai-shek.
By descent
Brans Antiques and Art, Perth. 2018 – 2021
Price: $88,000.00
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