ISPAHAN carpet (cotton warp and weft, "kurk" wool velvet), central Persia.
This carpet is adorned with a first large red polylobé medallion, extended by two elongated red pendants on an ivory background decorated with stylized interlacing and polychrome scrolls.
"The former capital of Sephardic Persia is one of the most monument-rich cities in Iran. There is a Persian saying, Isfahan nesfe jaha, "Esfahan is the most beautiful city in the world" (...).
Esfahan was founded in very old times. Its first name, Atran, was transformed into Gabian by the Achaemenids who made it the seat of an important satrapy. The city continued to play a major role under the Sefévides and Sassanides. (...).
In the 18th century, when the court moved to Isfahan, in addition to palaces and mosques, "Kharkhaneh" were built, namely royal workshops that included warehouses and factories equipped to accommodate artists and craftsmen. Carpet factories occupied a large area and produced splendid floral design models, often made of 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 each family, the women who stay at home have one or more looms on which they weave the carpets ordered by traders who provide them with the design and wool. (...).
Esfahan rugs rarely have less than fourteen colours and three of them, characteristic, are still present: blue grey, ivory and red."
Bibliography: Sabahi T, "Splendours des tapis d'Orient", Ed. Atlas, Paris 1987, p. 143 to 146
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