Tebriz carpet (cotton warp and weft, wool pile), northwester - Lot 148

Lot 148
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Tebriz carpet (cotton warp and weft, wool pile), northwester - Lot 148
Tebriz carpet (cotton warp and weft, wool pile), northwestern Persia, ca. 1930 Because of its proximity to Turkish ports, Tebriz developed trade with Europe in a major way and thus became a major carpet production centre. From the end of the 18th century, large carpet factories were established there. The Tebriz carpets are characterized by a great quality and fineness of knotting and present very varied decorations: the classic decoration of the central medallion with four spandrels, the vase decoration, the herati decoration in full field, figurative or landscape decorations, the prayer rugs or the garden rugs. "In fact, there is a great variety of Persian carpets: - The carpets of factories in which the models or cartoons are rewoven several times identically; a workshop master or "ustad" directs the work by chanting: "a red knot, a green knot, two blue knots, etc" It is no longer the creative work of a single craftsman that will give rise to the spirit of the carpet, but the technical prowess of the craftsman, the harmony of the cardboard and the colours, the quality of the wool which determine the beauty and the success of the carpet. Let us mention the masterpieces of the great masters of the Tabriz region (Djaffer, Hajji Jalil), or of Keschan (Mortashem), Kirman and Isfahan. - Carpets from village workshops (Senneh, Hamadan, Chiraz, Ferrahan) - Or weavings of nomadic tribes, such as the Khasgai in the region of Shiraz: the weaver creates his weaver creates his own model. () All materials are used throughout Persia: the warps can be made of sheep's wool, goat's hair, or even camel's hair, cotton, silk. Velvet can be knotted in wool or silk, cotton can also be used to enhance certain patterns. The carpet is enhanced by the herati pattern on a light yellow background. This motif is composed of a rhombus formed by curved stems, which encloses a rosette and is topped by a palmette at each vertex, repeated ad infinitum, with four falciform leaves next to each other. This design adorned the Herat carpet (to which it owes its name). A red border with a garland of polychrome flowers is framed by twelve counter-borders. (Slight wear and tear) 351 x 232 cm Expert : Alexandre Chevalier
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