Kazvin Rug Gallery

RUG NAME: 1945 Ghazwin from Central Persia, 446 x 308 cm
GALLERY: Kazvin
CATEGORY: Persian
AGE: 1945
ID(Jozan): no. 2885
DESCRIPTION: Carpet No. (Type and Reference): 2279 SH978

Origin: Ghazvin North Persia

Size: 450 x 315 cm (Approx. 14 feet 9 inch x 10 feet 4 inch)

Pile: Handspun Wool

Warp: Handspun Cotton

Weft: Handspun Cotton

Selvedge: Handspun Wool

Pattern: Wool Floral Shahbhassi with Central Medallion and Four Corners

Weight: 55 Kilograms

Knots: 360,000 knots per square metre

Total Knots in Whole Carpet: 5,265,000 knots

Dye: Natural Vegetable Colours

Condition: 100% Full Pile with few old reconditions

Age: Middle of 20th Century

DESCRIPTION OF DESIGN AND HISTORY:
The city of Kazvin lies Northwest of Tehran, on the main road to Azerbaijan. Unfortunately the town and its vicinity have not been immune to the turmoil of history. This third century Sasanian foundation was ravaged by the Mongols and Afghans and reached its apogee in the 16th century when it became the capital of the Safavids. It is to this epoch that the origins of carpet manufacture, not to mention brocade and velvet weaving, can be dated. Although some art historians would like to see Seljuk elements in early Kazvin pieces, it is probably more correct to speak of a style derived from Kashan, rather than an autonomous one, even though the individual carpets were often superior to Kashan pieces. The magnificent Kazvin of palatial size very finely knotted in wonderfully lustrous kork neckwool, and memorably rich in terms of both colours and design. The peach colour field is super imposed by a superbly ornate stem lattice system linking diverse classical palmette forms of exceptional inner detail and clarity of draughtsmanship, with a subsidiary scheme of different motifs, rosettes, floral sprays, leaves and other ornaments from the ancient Kashan repertoire. Preserved in excellent condition, with all the colours at the pitch of their beauty, this is a Kazvin

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