{"product_id":"tibetan-dragon-pillar-rug-9x3-285x100-chinese-temple-16229","title":"Tibetan Dragon Pillar Rug 9 × 3 ft (285 × 100 cm) Hand-Knotted Wool | 16229","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"max-width:800px;margin:0 auto;padding:25px;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#222;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:center;padding:30px 0 25px;border-bottom:1px solid #e5e5e5;margin-bottom:30px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:0.75rem;letter-spacing:3px;color:#8b0000;text-transform:uppercase;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eDjoharian Design · Pillar Carpet · Chinese Temple Tradition\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"font-size:1.6rem;font-weight:300;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:2px;margin:0 0 15px;\"\u003eTibetan Dragon Pillar Rug\u003cbr\u003e9 × 3 ft · 285 × 100 cm\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-style:italic;color:#555;margin:0;\"\u003eA column-format rug woven for the carved pillars of Chinese temples — a hand-knotted dragon coiling across a sage-green ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color:#8b0000;font-size:1.15rem;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:35px;\"\u003ePillar Rugs — A Forgotten Tradition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003epillar rug\u003c\/strong\u003e (or column carpet) is one of the more specialised forms in the East Asian textile tradition. These long, narrow rugs were not woven for floors but to be wrapped around the carved wooden columns of Chinese Buddhist and Taoist temples, where their dragon imagery appeared to coil around the pillar when the rug was hung in place. The design must therefore read as a continuous composition from any angle — the dragon's body forms a spiralling motion across the length of the rug rather than a flat repeated pattern. Few of these survive today as a living craft tradition; this contemporary interpretation continues the form for the collector and connoisseur of Chinese textile heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color:#8b0000;font-size:1.15rem;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:35px;\"\u003eDesign\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA single five-clawed \u003cstrong\u003eimperial dragon\u003c\/strong\u003e rises diagonally across the field, jaws open toward the \u003cstrong\u003eflaming pearl of wisdom\u003c\/strong\u003e, its scaled body drawn in gold and camel against a soft \u003cstrong\u003esage-green ground\u003c\/strong\u003e. Around it float \u003cstrong\u003eruyi cloud-bands, fire emblems and the Buddhist endless knot\u003c\/strong\u003e, while the lower end resolves into the classical \u003cstrong\u003emountain-and-wave base\u003c\/strong\u003e (lishui) of diagonal water-stripes — the full vocabulary of the Chinese dragon carpet. The palette is quiet and tonal: sage green, gold, camel and ivory, with black outlines and accents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color:#8b0000;font-size:1.15rem;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:35px;\"\u003ePresence in the Room\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt \u003cstrong\u003e285 × 100 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e (2.85 m², approx. 9 × 3 ft) the proportions follow the pillar tradition. Three contexts in which the piece reaches its full effect:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWall hanging:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mounted vertically as the form intends, the dragon composition reads as a textile artwork in its own right — the design opens fully only when read from top to bottom.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHallway or staircase runner:\u003c\/strong\u003e The elongated proportions serve as a hand-knotted runner with significant visual presence, the green and gold palette warming a transitional space.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBeside an architectural feature:\u003c\/strong\u003e Adjacent to a column, fireplace surround or cabinetry where the vertical composition can be appreciated end-to-end.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color:#8b0000;font-size:1.15rem;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:35px;\"\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:15px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;width:35%;color:#666;\"\u003eSize\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003e285 × 100 cm (approx. 9.4 × 3.3 ft) · 2.85 m²\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;color:#666;\"\u003eOrigin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eMaster production, Nepal — in the Sino-Tibetan pillar tradition\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;color:#666;\"\u003ePile\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003e100 % wool\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;color:#666;\"\u003eFoundation\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eCotton warp and weft\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;color:#666;\"\u003eTechnique\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eHand-knotted\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;color:#666;\"\u003eDesign\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eDragon pillar composition (Chinese temple tradition)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;color:#666;\"\u003eColours\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eSage green, gold, camel, ivory, black accents\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;color:#666;\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eNew\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;color:#666;\"\u003eUnderfloor heating\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eSuitable\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;color:#666;\"\u003eReference\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eSKU 16229\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color:#8b0000;font-size:1.15rem;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:35px;\"\u003eResponsible Origin · Label STEP\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDjoharian is a certified partner of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/label-step.org\/dealers\/djoharian-teppiche\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eLabel STEP\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color:#8b0000;font-size:1.15rem;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:35px;\"\u003eDjoharian — Since 1967\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur family business was founded in 1967, with roots in the Grand Carpet Bazaar of Tehran.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:center;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;margin-top:40px;padding-top:25px;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"color:#8b0000;font-size:0.8rem;letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase;\"\u003eSince 1967  |  Label STEP Certified  |  Worldwide 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