Number SOLD
Type Workshop
Material Silk
Style Geometric
Origin Farahan
Size 119 x 90
Age 1807
Exquisite and excellent. This silk is a treasure. It is the oldest known silk lattice carpet of the type that became famous on silk Mohtasham Kashans over a half century later. To say museum quality would be a disservice to its crazy charms.
The quality of the natural dye materials is breathtaking: the cochineal purple, the denim-faded sky blue, the stunning apricot and saffron yellow, and those unparalleled browns.
The central compartment bears a verse of poetry from the Diwan of the great 13th century poet Saadi of Shiraz. In elegant Nastaliq script we read the following from Ghazal no.226:
ุจุณุงุท ุณุจุฒู ฺูฏุฏููุจ ุดุฏ ุจูพุงู ูุดุงุท
ุฒ ุจุณูู ุนุงุฑู ู ุนุงู
ู ุจุฑูุต ุจุฑุฌุณุชูุฏ
๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ ๐ง๐ช๐ ๐ฌ๐๐จ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ฌ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐ฎ
๐๐ฉ ๐๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ค๐ช๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐บ๐บ๐ถ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐
(Arif= literally those who know ie who posses mystical knowledge;
Ammi= member of the general public ie someone without secret knowledge.)
Below that is a date, 1222 Hijri.
Hadi Maktabi and his staff provide comprehensive and thoughtful services to collectors and textile buyers worldwide. His knowledge of antique oriental rugs and textiles, including many fine offerings from the Levant, is unsurpassed. We have been loyal customers for over five years and have visited his Beirut premises. He has worked with us upon several occasions to select the exact Ottoman and Levantine pieces we wanted for our collection. You can be sure of quality and honesty when dealing with Hadi. Penelope and Timothy Hays, Just In From The East Collection, Florida ๐บ๐ธ
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