Number 2029
Material Wool
Style All Over
Type Tribal
Origin Kurdish
Size 440 x 170
Age 1223 (1808)
A perennial favorite, the combination of the attractive and much loved Harshang pattern along with the boisterously vivid Kurdish natural dyes make this Sauj Bulagh very desirable and rewarding.
The quality of the wool is unsurpassed: glossy, shiny and remarkably soft. The colors are of excellent quality too, and are very tastefully matched.
The famous Harshang motifs, notably the 'flaming' lotus palmette, are on proud display here. They are beautifully balanced and confidently drawn, signs of an early provenance. It seems the rug was a special commission and, thus, of higher quality that surviving counterparts due to the signature cartouche. It contains the phrase ๐๐ค๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐ and the year 1223, signifying this was a Nowruz new year's gift ("may the new year 1223 be blessed")-- along with a name that alas is hard to decipher.
Highly collectible.
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