Antique Khotan Rugs

Rugs produced in Kashgar, Yarkand and Khotan in the Chinese occupiedAutonomous Region of Sikiang are collectively known as Samarkands.Typically, these are long and narrow with simple spacious designs wovenin a glossy wool. Samarkand rugs frequently use lacquer reds, Chineseyellows. They are heavily influenced by the neighboring countries ofChina and Turkey and have been produced in this region since at leastthe seventeenth century.