An antique East Turkestan Khotan carpet. Four tall columns of fruiting pomegranate trees grow from tiny vases at each end of the slate field. The pomegranate tree motif is probably the most popular carpet design in the Khotan oasis in Western Turkestan. The Yun-Tsao Tou cloud head pattern and the slanting polychrome rain design decorate two of the many borders of this vintage Xinjiang oasis town carpet.