Langton, Mary Beach · New York : D. Appleton and Company · leaf 260
Williams, in The Mid-dle Kingdom, says that a rug oftentells a story, and he believes thattheir use of animal figures is sym-bolical. The bat represents hap-piness, and when five are used thefive happinesses — riches, longevity,sound body, love of virtue, and peace-ful end. The dragon, which… … PEKINGLoaned by A. A. Vantine & Co., New York City Chinese Mugs and others are made of coarser woolfrom Mongolia or from camels hair.Formerly only permanent colors wereknown, but anilin dyes are fast takingtheir place. The rug districts are Peking, Tien- Districtstsin, Ning-hsai, in the…
Rugs, Oriental
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