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Manchurian rugs made under royal patronage are closely woven, and in them are colors that differ from any found during the Ming period. In Manchurian rugs of the early eighteenth century, the designs assumed a regular style. Circular forms, or medallions, were placed at intervals over the field, which was covered with an indistinct swastika fret work.
The use of geometric dragon forms in these medallions antedates the more frequently found conventionalized flowers.
Dragon scrolls and frets were introduced in the border. In early Manchurian rugs, mythological and symbolic designs alternated with the floral arrangements that developed in the southern part of the Empire about the same time.
Whether legitimately so or not, in the separation of Chinese rugs for purposes of trade classification, styles have been apportioned to different localities in China.
