AZERBAIJAN, FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY

Details

A SAUJ BULAQ CARPET
AZERBAIJAN, FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY
Good pile throughout, corroded dark brown, overall very good condition
10ft.3in. x 5ft.7in. (314cm. x 175cm.)

Further details

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Lot Essay

The present Kurdish rug was woven in the mountainous region surrounding Lake Urmia in northern Azerbaijan. Sauj Bulaq rugs have distinctive ornamentation which reveal influences of the rugs from the nearby Caucasus and are associated with having particularly captivating colour palettes of brilliant, harmonious colours woven with a lustrous wool. The lightly corroded dark brown field of the present lot is densely packed with a mosaic of polychrome serrated lozenges, known as ashlik, that appear frequently in rug designs from this region, (see James D. Burns, Antique Rugs of Kurdistan. A Historical Legacy of Woven Art, London 2002, no.49, pp.160-1).

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