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  • Number SOLD

  • Type Workshop

  • Material Wool

  • Style Pictorial

  • Origin Kashan

  • Size 205 x 131

  • Age 1910

Story

Now this is a revelation.

This probably is the oldest masterpiece from the hand and mind of the legendary Grand Master Mohammad Dabir Al Sanaye of Kashan. His trademark ultra soft Kork Manchester lambswool is at play here, as are the sweet and appealing dye materials. We see here an Omar Khayyam style romantic scene. I have seen 4 other carpets by Dabir with similar depictions, 2 of them having been in my possession 10 years ago. However none of these come close to the present masterpiece.

It is far finer in weave, softer in coloration, and richer overall. It is by far older than the rest. Zoom in (hit me up for closeups please) to admire the elegant detailing on the costumes, the dreaminess of the flowering trees, and the realism of the birds.

Dabir's own commitment to a superior form of excellence while weaving this masterpiece is evidenced by his incorporation of two distinct signatures within. It is to my knowledge the sole carpet he ever created that bears two such signatures of his. The one below is his standard typescript one. The one above, however, is extremely elaborate and artistic. I have never seen such calligraphy on his ล“uvres d'art.

There also is a famous couplet of medieval Persian poetry:

ุนู† ู‚ุฑูŠุจ ุงุณุช ูƒู‡ ุงุฒ ู…ุง ุงุซุฑูŠ ุจุงู‚ูŠ ู†ูŠุณุช
ุฌุงู… ุจุดูƒุณุชู‡ ูˆ ู…ูŠ ุฑูŠุฎุชู‡ ูˆ ุณุงู‚ูŠ ู†ูŠุณุช

๐™‘๐™š๐™ง๐™ฎ ๐™จ๐™ค๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™ช๐™จ ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ก๐™ก ๐™—๐™š ๐™ก๐™š๐™›๐™ฉ
๐™๐™๐™š ๐™œ๐™ก๐™–๐™จ๐™จ ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ก๐™ก ๐™—๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™  ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™จ๐™ฅ๐™ž๐™ก๐™ก, ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™Ž๐™–๐™ฆ๐™ž ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ก๐™ก ๐™—๐™š ๐™œ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™š

This describes the transient nature of the human condition and thus encourages the reader (or viewer) to indulge in a life of satisfaction and joy. Enjoy it while you can.

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To me personally there is no surprise, event or frankly anything that gets me more excited than the purchase of a treasured piece of understated artwork such as that of a proper vintage/antique carpet. The sourcing, grading and authentication of these pieces is no small task but is of the highest importance. Through the respected dealer Hadi Maktabi all that is guaranteed, and rest assured the one thing I can guarantee personally as a client is a first class service from the initial selection process till it gets delivered right to your door step. It was an undeniably special experience, with hundreds of carpets to choose from, will definitely be visiting again. Thank you dear Hadi. Habeeb Al Monawer, Kuwait ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผ

 

 

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