Imperial carpet from Beijing sells for $7.7 mln

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WATCH: The carpet was woven specifically for the emperor's throne.

LOCATION: PARIS, FRANCE"So this is an incredible, magnificent, imperial 16th century Ming dragon throne carpet. And that basically means that this was woven in the 16th century for the emperors in the Forbidden City. There was an imperial workshop that created these carpets solely for the interiors of the halls within the Forbidden City. This particular carpet, due to its shape and its decoration, was woven specifically for the emperor's throne.

"This is one of only seven complete dragon throne carpets that remain in Western collections. There are nine other carpets, but these remain within the palace museum in Beijing." Most of China's imperial treasures are in Taiwan's National Palace Museum after defeated Nationalist forces fled there in 1949

 

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