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Ararat Rugs Palmettes and Flowers Lattice Rug Antique Persian Revival Carpet

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This offset pattern is composed of palmettes and flowers, one has the impression that it is only part of a larger scheme designed 19th century rug from the Bidjar region, Eastern Kurdistan area. Very similar palmettes, drawn in a curvilinear manner and combined with identical forked leaves, can be seen on a few examples of workshop carpets made from the late 17th century onward in Herat in Khurasan province, east Persia, and the same pattern known as Harshang design was used in the Caucasus in the 18th century, as well. The design employs floral, richly complex repeating arrays of brilliant color palmettes and flowers that mark it as a lineal descendant of the great vase-technique carpets of the 17th century. Kurdistan has not usually been given its due as a region that has produced rugs of considerable excellence in design and rich brilliant colors, probably from early times on, well into the 19th century. Technically they range from the solid, heavy, double-warped Bijars of the 19th century to the flexible rug of this type, and the Kilims, or flat-woven rugs of great delicacy. The design displayed in this example, clearly derived from a 17th century model, proved so popular that it spread not only to Eastern Persia but to the Caucasus as well. It continues well into the 18th century and can still be found in Caucasian rugs of the 19th century. The design of this rug is based on an alternating succession of two large lateral palmettes surrounded by small palmette blossoms, a complex palmette arrangement composed of a central round floral medallion, four large palmette forms of two different designs facing this rosette, and four diamond-shaped cartouches, filled with rosettes, on the diagonal axis. A small-scaled trellis system fills, as a secondary pattern, most of the background of the field. The border design follows a well-established tradition of the cartouche and star medallion succession. Both guard stripes are filled with a lively angular leafy Meander scroll. The lattice appears to continue into infinity – as though we can see the section that is framed by the characteristic Bidjar border. Our designers interpret the design of the rug, and soft colors are chosen for this rug. Color summary: 11 colors in total, most used 3 colors are; Midnight Blue 347 (Spurge – Madder Root – Indigo) Pale Green 439 (Chamomile – Indigo) Natural Wool Color 320 (Specially Washed) Group: Northwest Persia rugs Family Area: Bidjar region Material of Pile: Hand-spun Wool Material Warp / Weft: Wool on wool Structure: Symmetrical knot Knots Density: 45 x 39 Production Place: Eastern Anatolia – Siirt Province Stock Location: Tokyo Size (EU): 151 X 87cm Size (US): 4.11" X 2.10" Area (EU): 1.3M² Area (US): 14.1ft²

Creator:

Ararat Rugs (Manufacturer)

Dimensions:

Width: 34.26 in (87 cm)Length: 59.45 in (151 cm)

Style:

Revival (In the Style Of)

Materials and Techniques:

Natural Fiber,Organic Material,Wool,Hand-Knotted,Hand-Woven,Vegetable Dyed

Place of Origin:

Turkey

Period:

21st Century