Number 2047
Type Workshop
Material Wool
Style Pictorial
Origin Kerman
Size 245 x 140
Age 1326 (1908)
🔹Depicting one of the most famous kings of Persia, Nader Shah Afshar
🔸Commissioned by the Qajar Prince Abdol Hossein Mirza, known by his ceremonial titles of Farman Farma and Salar Lashgar.
🔹In the year 1326 (1908), after ruling the province of Kerman for many years, during which he became acquainted with its carpet workshops firsthand.
🔸Farman Farma was arguably the most powerful man in Persia in the 15 years leading to the Constitutional Revolution. He held a number of government ministries, provincial governorships and was also the Commander of the Qajar Army.
🔹To us he stands as the foremost carpet collector of his day. A number of his signed pieces are in the Carpet Museum of Iran in Tehran . The designs he commissioned were replicated by other weavers.
So if you’ve seen Nader Shah on a Kerman, it’s a copy of this!
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J’ai fait la connaissance de Hadi lors de la préparation de l’exposition « L’Empire des roses, chefs-d’œuvre de l’art persan du 19ème siècle » qui a eu lieu au Louvre-Lens en 2018 et à laquelle il a participé par le prêt de tapis exceptionnels. J’avais alors été impressionnée par ses connaissances et sa passion pour les tapis orientaux. Cette rencontre a marqué le début d’une collaboration riche et fructueuse. Elle a notamment permis au musée du quai Branly-Jacques Chirac de voir ses collections iraniennes s’enrichir de plusieurs tapis et tentures dont certains n’ont pas leur équivalent dans les musées occidentaux. Ce que j’apprécie chez Hadi ? C’est son professionnalisme, son dynamisme et l’engouement qu’il a pour son métier ! Hana Chidiac, Curator of the Middle East Department at the Musee Quai Branly - Jacques Chirac, Paris, France 🇫🇷