Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York city is a real treasure of Oriental and Persian carpets. Here, I am posting a Persian hand-knotted Kashan carpet with the size of 5' 11" x 7' 11". The warp, weft, and pile of this magnificent carpet is natural silk. It dates back to the second half of the 16th century, to the Safavid Iran and the rein of Shah Tahmasp. It has asymmetrical knots.
The design of this carpet is animal combat which was a favorite Persian carpet design of the Safavid courts. The border design shows a repetitive pair of birds, one male, one female on a big stylized flower.
Dr. Khosrow Sobhe (Dr. Kay)
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The design of this carpet is animal combat which was a favorite Persian carpet design of the Safavid courts. The border design shows a repetitive pair of birds, one male, one female on a big stylized flower.
Dr. Khosrow Sobhe (Dr. Kay)
Certified Rug Specialist (CRS)
www.LosAngelesRugCleaning.com
www.RugIdea.com
Tel. 310-770-9085
It is so nice Animal Carpet.I like it. I want to this.
ReplyDeleteI wish I'd known the Met had such amazing carpets there, I was in New York last year and don't think I really paid attention to the carpets they had on display. Next time I go I will definitely put that on my list of things to see.
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The border is lovely, I think it's interesting how instead of one main picture in the middle or a recognizable patter in the main part of the carpet, you can just see random large animals hunting and fighting. Very visually stimulating. I could stand in front of it for hours and analyze it.
ReplyDeleteIn the second picture is that two goats, one biting another? I understand the ying-yang concept of animals fighting but I have never seen a goat or horse like animal to fight in this manner. Just an interesting observations.
ReplyDeleteThank you for commenting. These are wild animals and not goats.
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