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A MUGHAL RUG

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A MUGHAL RUG
NORTH INDIA, MID-17TH CENTURY

The wine-red field with an asymmetric polychrome palmette and leafy floral vine overall lattice within a rose border of circular and elongated lobed green cartouches containing floral vine lattices, inner pale indigo floral guard border and a wine-red and putty-grey reciprocal outer guard border, partial outer guard borders, both ends now folded under and sewn to reverse, heavy wear, tinted areas, minor repairs, slightly ragged sides and ends
Approximately 5ft. 11in. x 4ft. 1in. (180cm. x 124cm.)

Warp: white cotton, Z9S, almost entirely depressed, slightly undulating
Weft: 3 shoots, red-brown cotton Z4S or sometimes strands of red wool Z4, first and third slightly undulating, second more so
Pile: wool, Z3-4, asymmetrical open to the left, H3.7 x V4.1/cm.
Remarks: row adjustments

來源

Hudler
Acquired from above 28 May 1956, as "Ispahan" for DM880

拍品專文

The field of this carpet with the overall spiralling palmette vine with a continuous gentle meander, has been developed from the group of early Safavid Persian floral carpets now generally attributed to Isfahan (cf. Lot 34). The Persian prototypes have a couterposed design that is symmetrical along both axes. The Indian examples, while using almost identical motifs, with the exception of the cloudbands, also include an additional floral blossom surrounded by two cusped leaves. A similar border design can be seen depicted in a carpet illustrated in an early 17th century Indian miniature in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (Inv.no.I.M.124-1921). See (HALI 4, no. 3, 1982, p.244. pl II, no 4.