Imperial & Important Chinese Silk & Gold Metal-Thread Ningxia Dragon 'Palace Rug' (Signed: 'Qian Qing Gong Yu Yong' = Made For The Imperial Use Of The Palace Of Heavenly Purity) 'Qing-Dynasty', West China, 19th century, silk/gold-metal-threads/cotton, approx. 208 x 127 cm, condition: 2-3 (good condition), very rare and valuable chinese imperial rug with 'five' five-clawed dragons hunting the flaming-peal on gold-metal brocaded ground, (the forbidden city consisted of different palaces, each of these palaces had several rooms in which these palace rugs hung), the cartouche of this important rug with old chinese writings indicates that this piece is made for the imperial use for the palace of heavenly purity (the palace of heavenly purity is the largest building in the inner courtyard of the forbidden-city Beijing and was the sleeping hall of the emperor, museum quality, (Literature: C.I.Rostov & J.Guanyan, Chinese Carpets, pl.117). (from a private collection). Special-Auction: Antique, old and decorative collector rugs & carpets. Please ask for condition-reports and more high-resolution detail photos. Henrys Auktionshaus AG Department