The Oriental Carpet Buyer

This is a nicely written entry by Emmet Eiland for his Rug Blog:
In 1949 the Chinese invaded Tibet, and inadvertently changed the modern history of Oriental carpets. Before then, Tibetans made rugs for their own uses, which often involved religious ceremonies. There was little, if any, commerce in new Tibetan rugs outside Tibet (though today […]

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