Hello, maybe someone knows more about Chinese rugs? Its old? Maybe valuable? Thanks 125*210 cm
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There is this movie from when I was quite young, saw it possibly around 1992. I think it might have been a TV movie, or ripped from TV via VHS and we just never were able to keep a copy or something. My parents had several VHS movies recorded from TV as old as 1980 (Secret of Nimh being the oldest) so this could very well be a movie from the 80s.
Anyway, here's what I remember:
There is this scene in the movie where there are two characters, I think they were cats or something, and one of them is taller, and doesn't talk. It's a snowy scene, somewhere like towards the end of the movie before the happy ending. One of the characters is bitching out the cat, shouting at him. I distinctly remember the line: "You barfed on the Chinese rug!" or "oriental rug" or something like that before he storms off. The taller character is kind of stupid if I recall correctly.
It's been bothering me forever not knowing what move this is, because I don't remember any other scene in the movie, probably because I was 2 and couldn't really stay awake through entire movies yet. I was living in the Northwest United States from 1990 to 1992 where the majority of these movies were taped or acquired before we moved abroad, but it was definitely english, DEFINITELY American accents on the cat or whatever.
Edit: Spelling
Possibly a Regional Chinese Language like Hokkien or Chaozhou??
Got this rug from my grandmother's apartment and want to know what it says. Any help much appreciated!!
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My grandmother gave me this rug. She had gotten it from her father who received it as payment for medical services he performed, from a Chinese couple in the early 1900s. No idea how old it actually is, or if it's even valuable. Any thoughts? I've definitely never seen a rug that's constructed like this one, but that isn't saying much. I would guess it's maybe 5'x2.5'
https://imgur.com/kyB45mV https://imgur.com/nesbUrh https://imgur.com/7YzsKNC
