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The above illustration shows a reproduction of an unusual Chinese Rug of the Kien Lung 
period, produced upon our own looms in the East. Size 16 ft. x 12 ft. Price $835. 
REPRODUCTIONS OF DESIGNS 
Of Unusual Merit, Woven on Our 
Own Hand Looms in the Orient 
The Rug illustrated above has a central ground woven in soft tones of imperial 
yellow closely covered with a small diaper pattern of the "dragon scale'' design. The field 
of the Rug is interrupted by various motifs, the larger of which show a characteristic 
Chinese treatment of the fret. The small circular motifs appearing upon the central 
ground, as well as in the border, show arrangements of the Shou, a symbol of longevity. 
This symbol has many different forms, there being a plate in the South Kensington Museum 
in the design of which are shown one hundred treatments of the Shou. Porcelain blues 
and soft creamy-white, combine with the yellow ground to produce a most attractive 
color-scheme. 
We specialize in reproducing Rugs of unusual designs and color effects. We carry 
in stock, for immediate delivery, many of these fine examples of the better antique 
Persian and Chinese creations. 
We shall be glad indeed to send you further particulars upon application. 
W. & J. SLOANE 
Direct Importers of Eastern Rugs 
Interior Decorators Furniture Makers 
Floor Coverings and Fabrics 
FIFTH AVENUE AND FORTY-SEVENTH STREET, NEW YORK 
San Francisco, Cal. Washington, D. C. 
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