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This illustrates a reproduction of an ancient Chinese Rug of the late Ming Dynasty. Size 15 ft. x 7 ft. Price $450. 
REPRODUCTIONS OF 
ANCIENT CHINESE RUGS 
T he designs of the old Chinese Rugs are not merely applications 
of ornament arranged to please the eye, but each color combination 
and symbol have their appropriate meaning and purpose in the philos¬ 
ophy and religion from which they emanate. 
In the above design there is shown, on a rich porcelain blue ground, 
a conventionalized arrangement of small '"cloud scrolls,'' on which is 
imposed a systematic grouping of "storks," emblematic of longevity. The 
border with its swastika fret, is an augury of good fortune. The soft 
tawny yellows, used in the design in connection with the porcelain blue 
ground, make a color combination of rare beauty. 
This is one of many of our reproductions of genuine Antique Rugs 
of the Ming and Tsing Dynasties. These Rugs afford a range of size 
unobtainable in the antique specimens. 
It would be a pleasure to give you more complete information re¬ 
garding our stock and facilities for weaving Rugs in required dimensions. 
& J. SLOANE 
Direct Importers of Eastern Rugs 
Interior Decorators Floor Coverings and Fabrics Furniture Makers 
FIFTH AVENUE AND EORTY^SEVENTH STREET, NEW YORK 
WASHINGTON. D. C. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. 
