CIRCA: Early 1900’s
A beautiful thick piled khaden sporting a central mandala-like motif with what appear to be ‘leaves’ spread sparingly about in a rare multi-hued green center field, which has a wonderful abrash.* Altogether there are ten borders, the interlocked ‘Greek T’ main border has flowers at the cardinal points while one of the inner borders sports pearls, and the four corners of the main field are anchored by a somewhat unusual design. The size is 164cm x 80cm, both the warp and weft are wool, and the dyes appear natural. This carpet did once have a felt red covered border – as is common with many older Tibetan carpets – whose dye has migrated somewhat into the very ends of the warp threads at either end of the carpet. Otherwise it is in very good condition with full pile and no repairs or reweaves.
*An almost identical but apparently earlier piece can be found published on page 93 in the book Secrets of Tibetan Weaving by Karma Trinley Darchen.