Saddle Rugs from China: De Jong - De Roode Collection

A special exhibition “Saddle Rugs from China and Related Areas: the De Jong – De Roode Collection” will be a part of Sartirana Textile Show 2011 in Sartirana Lomellina, 14-18 September, 2011.

Ningxia top saddle rug second half 18th century.

This important exhibition includes some thirty saddle rugs from Ningxia, Inner-Mongolia, Xinjiang and Tibet ranging from the 17th to the early 20th century.

Inner Mongolian under saddle rug late 18th / early 19th century

Ningxia under saddle rug second half 18th century

It reviews the development of a type of rug that, in spite of its old age of more than 2500 years, is hardly known. This history is based on a recent research by art-historian Koos de Jong into representations of saddle rugs; not only in Chinese painting, but also in sculpture and the applied arts. By comparison of this wealth of images with the published preserved saddle rugs a useful typology has been developed. The results of his research will be published in Hali Magazine and later in a book.

Tibetan Imperial under saddle rug late 19th / early 20th century

Suiyuan (Baotou) under saddle rug late 19th century

Tibetan under saddle rug late 19th / early 20th century

Ningxia under saddle rug first half 19th century

Tibetan under saddle rug second half 19th century

For more information about the exhibition contact Koos de Jong and for information about the 7th Sartirana Textile Show contact Alberto Boralevi