1970 KASHAN From Central Persia
Persian Rug Gallery
RUG NAME: KASHAN From Central Persia
GALLERY: Persian
CATEGORY: Persian
AGE: 1970
ID(Jozan): no. 4773
DESCRIPTION: Carpet No. (Type and Reference) : 15949 - SH 15949
Size : 200 x 135 cm
Age : 1970
Description of Design and History :
When one speaks of top quality Persian carpets, the names of Isfahan and Kashan are often linked. Kashan lies halfway along a line drawn north from Isfahan towards, Tehran. It is quite certain, however, that Kashan with its favourable climate, at the western edge of the great salt desert produced and exported carpets of the highest artistic craftsmanship and cultural value over several centuries. The ´Vienna Hunting Carpet´ in the Austrian Museum of Applied Art; the Ardabil in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, and the famous silk carpet in the Metropolitian Museum of Art, New York are the best known of the surviving monuments of an epoch which ended with the weaving of the so-called Polanaise carpets-some of which were commissioned by the nobility of eastern Europe. These carpets belong to the best made in Persia and are exceptionally hard wearing and highly decorative. The best pieces, especially those which are old, are a good investment. However, carpets of lower quality appear on the market labelled kashan which are woven in the surrounding villages. Sometimes these are offered as "Kashan 2" or "Arun-" or "Harun-Kashans", "nathan Kashans" or "Nasrabad-Kashans". In the main, such rugs are somewhat coarser pieces of a lower standard. They are, however, very good furnishing carpets of the upper medium category. On the other hand, "Motashem" Kashans, named after the workshops of a well-known Iranian rug weaver, belong at the top of the highest category.
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SELLERS ADDRESS: 21 Oxley Garden #01-21 Singapore 238752
EMAIL: sameyeh@sameyeh.com.sg
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