Ispahan rug (cotton warp and weft, "kurk" wool pile), centra - Lot 328

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700 - 900 EUR
Ispahan rug (cotton warp and weft, "kurk" wool pile), centra - Lot 328
Ispahan rug (cotton warp and weft, "kurk" wool pile), central Persia, circa 1930 (Good condition.) Length: 163 cm; Width: 110 cm This finely knotted carpet is adorned with an ivory polylobed mihrab decorated with a large central flowering vase, animals and flowering trees with birds nesting. A red border with multicolored flower garlands surrounds the composition. The rug is signed in a cartouche "The ancient capital of Sefevid Persia is one of the most monumentally rich cities in the whole of Iran. According to a Persian saying, Isfahan nesfe jaha, "Isfahan is the most beautiful city in the world" (...). The foundation of Isfahan dates back to ancient times. Its first name, Atran, was changed to Gabian by the Achaemenids, who made it the seat of an important satrapy. The city continued to play an important role under the Sefevids and Sassanids (...). In the 18th century, when the court moved to Esfahan, in addition to palaces and mosques, "Kharkhaneh" were built, i.e. royal workshops with warehouses and factories for artists and craftsmen. Carpet factories played an important role, producing splendid floral designs, often in silk and precious yarns (...). The tradition of home weaving developed during the 18th and 19th centuries, and its roots are so deep that it remains unchanged to this day. In every family, the women who stay at home own one or more looms on which they weave carpets ordered by merchants who supply them with the design and wool. (...). Isfahan carpets rarely have fewer than fourteen colors, and three of them, characteristic of the region, are always present: blue-gray, ivory and red." EXPERT: Alexandre CHEVALIER
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