This antique Oriental Dagestan rug from the Caucasus is exceptional for the quality of its color and the power of its design.

Striking butter -yellow dominates this sumptuious Khotan rug.

This ancient Khotan rug from East Turkestan features pastel colors and a gently asymmetrical design

Pomegranates are one of the oldest designs to come out of the Turkistan area in central Asia. 

Three small floral medallions float across a field covered with an intricate diagonal fretwork or basketry design on this striking antique Khotan from East Turkestan.

This elegant antique Oriental Khotan rug from East Turkestan has a masterful opposition of dense patterning with deep color set against light, open space.

A truly elegant rug with symmetrical floral patterns. The rug makes heavy use of balance of positive and negative space, giving it a pleasing appearance

Exemplifying the pinnacle of Chinese and Khotan design, this rug encompasses a wide range of ancient styles.

A geometric Khotan rug with a monochromatic, neutral color scheme.

Noticeably faded with age, this Tibetan-influenced rug is washed in once-bright colors.

A rug so beautiful that not even the pilgrim bard Xuanzang could give words to describe it.

A magnificent antique Oriental Khotan that epitomizes classic East Turkestan rug design.

This unique decorative antique Khotan Oriental carpet is hand-made in East Turkestan.

This luxuriant antique Oriental Khotan from East Turkestan is the epitome of classic Oriental elegance and style. .

This unique decorative antique Khotan Oriental carpet is hand-made in East Turkestan.

A classic Chinese medallion design repeats down the field of this princely antique Khotan.

This spectacular antique Saph or multiple-niche prayer rug is a masterpiece of East Turkestan weaving.

The sumptuous fretwork border appears to be the glory of this exquisite antique Khotan from East Turkestan.

This elegant Khotan carpet adapts the classic 'hundred and one gifts' design.

Openwork medallions in a staggered array make up the center of the field design on this courtly antique Khotan from East Turkestan.

This unique decorative antique Khotan carpet from East Turkestan presents a prospect of a rural setting with a mountainous vista serving as a backdrop.

The exquisite detail on this elegant and stately antique Khotan demonstrates the finesse of the Khotan weavers.  A predominantly

 This exceptional antique Khotan is the epitome of tasteful simplicity and restraint.

This Khotan rug features the most beautiful elements of 17th century Turkish design.

Although an antique Khotan from East Turkestan, the design of this lovely rug is derived from Ersari Beshir Turkoman weaving further west.

A delightful clash of Central Asian village and nomadic culture, this rug is checkered by complex designs faded with age.

This unique decorative antique Khotan Oriental carpet is hand-made in East Turkestan.

Produced along the Silk Road, antique Khotans like this blend the designs of middle eastern carpets with those of China. 

Though woven in Tibet, the design of this elegant antique Khotan harks back to the designs of Persian carpets.

This antique Khotan rug has a delicate, blue-and-cream palette. Three round, floral medallions

A complex network of pomegranate vinescrolls repeats in allover symmetry across the field of this exceptional antique Khotan.

Sprays of flowers unfold with an almost mathematical precision across the field of this splendid antique Khotan from east Turkestan.

Openwork medallions in a symmetric design renders this antique Khotan rug to the finesse of its weavers.  Using geometric

The monumental medallion format is particularly effective on thiAn incomparable antique Khotan from East Turkestan with a richly colored monumental medallion.

An allover Herati design of Persian origin comprises the field of this elegant antique Khotan from East Turkestan.

An extremely rare and unusual antique Oriental Khotan from East Turkestan with designs derived from the Caucasus over a thousand miles to the west.

This impressive antique Khotan from East Turkestan has rows of quartered volute medallions set against a golden field.

Antique Khotan, East Turkestan, late nineteenth century. A lush array of stylized flowering shrubs repeats in allover symmetry across the field of this lavish antique Khotan.

This grand antique Khotan from East Turkestan has the quality and design of the finest classical Chinese and Tibetan carpets.

The field of this magnificent antique Khotan is based on the classic 'Small Pattern Holbein' design  of the early Ottoman period.

The field of this arrestingly beautiful antique Khotan from East Turkestan has three circular medallions in ivory set dramatically against a cool charcoal ground.

Stylized sprays of flowers and shrubbery repeat in meticulous symmetry across the warm red ground of this elegant antique Khotan from East Turkestan.

Omedallions in soft golden tan hover across the pale cocoa-aubergine field of this scintillating antique Khotan from East Turkestan.

Small medallions and an array of stylized vines and flowers fill the rich blue field of this tasteful antique Khotan from East Turkestan.

This unique decorative antique Khotan Oriental carpet is hand-made in East Turkestan.

This unusual antique Khotan Oriental carpet from East Turkestan has an allover design like Turkoman rugs from further west.

Antique Khotan, East Turkestan, circa 1900. Antique Khotans like this are known for their eclectic blend of Central Asian and Chinese, design traditions

A classic East Turkestan design of large and small medallions floats across the field on this stately antique Khotan.

Antique Khotan, East Turkestan, late nineteenth century. Antique Khotans like this one combine the best of Chinese, Central Asian, and Persian rug design.

Two grand, finely stepped medallions spread with consummate precision across the field of this stately antique Khotan from East Turkestan.

This unique decorative antique Khotan Oriental carpet is hand-made in East Turkestan.

A carpet that epitomizes the classic formality and grace of the finest antique Oriental Khotans from East Turkestan.

This elegant and aristocratic of antique Khotan carpet from East Turkestan is a masterpiece of grace and delicacy.

A stately antique Oriental Khotan that is a masterpiece of formal design and restrained color.

This grand antique Oriental Khotan from East Turkestan displays the classic Turkoman design typical the regions farther west.

An allover pomegranate vinescroll trellis  unfolds dramatically against a deep blue-black ground on this stately and  monumental antique Khotan from East Turkestan.

A graceful rendition of classical Turkoman tradition, this spectacular antique Khotan weaves designs from western China and Central Asia. 

Antique Khotans like this were woven  along the Silk Road and represent a blending of diverse cultural traditions.

This unique decorative antique Khotan Oriental carpet is hand-made in East Turkestan.

A rich design of pomegranate vine sprays sprawls across the field of this exquisite antique Khotan.

A spectacular antique Khotan from East Turkestan with a classic Turkoman design of large and small faceted medallions.

The distinctive strength of the Khotan tradition shines through in the soft, unifying palette and the finely detailed bordersof this splendid carpet.

This majestic long antique Khotan rug from East Turkestan has a series of delicately worked medallions running down the center of the field.

This unique decorative antique Khotan Oriental carpet is hand-made in East Turkestan.

The sumptuous fretwork border is the glory of this exquisite antique Khotan from East Turkestan.

An allover pattern of stepped diamond medallions unfolds with classical precision across the field of this stately antique Khotan from East Turkestan.

Rows of lobed Turkoman medallions or 'guls' repeat in symmetry across the soft tan field of this lovely antique Khotan from East Turkestan.