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Tibet 15th-16th c. White wool, resist dyed with a red dye 52 inches x 82 inches |
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Mongol (Uighur)
patterned felt, radiocarbon dated to the 15th-16th century AD. Such
resist-patterned felts have long been popular in Tibet. This appears to be
the oldest known example of this type of felt rug, which shares some
construction features in common with tie-dye rugs used in Japanese tea
ceremony. The design of confronting birds is an ancient one, and is unlike
the design on any other surviving example of this type of
felt. |
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