Number (sold)
Type Workshop
Material Wool
Style Medallion
Origin Kashan
Size 195 x 130
Age 1925
A stunning transition piece between the Age of Mohtasham and the Age of Dabir, this fantastic Kashan carpet stands out for its extra soft Kork lambswool and the delicately saturated vegetable dyes. It belongs to a hard-to-find type that came out of the Manchester wool school of weaving and shows an antecedent style to that popularized by Dabir and SafaZadeh in the 1920s. The indigo field shows a shift in tonality towards the 'classical' Kashan style that would blossom in the late 1920s and 1930s. The cartouche border with its miniature landscape scenes hearkens back to the early 1900s Manchester Kashan scenes.
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