Number (sold)
Type Village
Material Wool
Origin Malayer
Style Tree
Size 188 x 141
Age 1314 (1896)
This Mishan rug is among the finest Malayer weaves I have seen. Artistically it is in a class of its own. Geometrically rendered trees cover the field in a symmetric way. The signature touch however is the rather fuzzy nature by which branches and flowers are drawn. It is as if the weaver travelled 100 years forward in time and read Benoit Mandelbrot's seminal ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ก ๐๐๐ค๐ข๐๐ฉ๐ง๐ฎ. In other news a serene sky blue border envelopes the saffron yellow field--another triumph for the Mishan masters of natural dyeing. A collector's piece without a shadow of a doubt.
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