拍品專文
This powerful runner shows many of the features that distinguish the Karapinar group of seventeenth century pieces. They are typified by the use of classical Ottoman motifs but in a stronger way, with many features shared with those of kilims of the period. The largest of the group, was sold from the Bernheimer Family Collection of Carpets in these Rooms 14 February 1996, lot 130. That example showed the link very clearly; many of the outlines of the motifs were executed in a minute crenellated pattern imitating the overlapping colours of a kilim. Another kilim style feature is the absence of outlines to the motifs. A seventeenth century kilim with very similar treatment of the medallion is in the Vakiflar Museum, Istanbul (Balpinar, B and Hirsch, U.: Flatweaves of the Vakiflar Museum, Istanbul, Wesel, 1982, no.113, pp.280-1) while another is in the Kestner Museum, Hannover (Gladiss, A. v.: Islamische Teppiche und Textilen, Hannover, 1987).
The group was defined by May Beattie in 1976, tracing it back from nineteenth century rugs (very similar to Lot 448 in the second part of this sale) to the earlier forebears such as the Bernheimer example mentioned above (Beattie, M.: 'Some Rugs of the Konya Region', Oriental Art, vol.XXII, no.1, 1976, pp.60-76). In the article, as well as the Bernheimer carpet, she publishes a number of carpets which relate to the present example. The drawing of the medallions is very close to that of one in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (fig.21), and another in the Textile Museum, Washington (fig.22). The border also relates closely not only to the two examples just quoted, but also to one in the Pasha Mosque, Bor (fig.19) and one in the Victoria and Albert Museum (fig.20). All of these are of 'runner' proportions, although the present example is longer than most.
A fragment comprising a single end medallion of a runner that was almost identical to the present example was advertised by Krikor Markarian (HALI 52, p.145). A single medallion rug of very similar design was published by Herrmann (E.: Seltene Orientteppiche X, Munich, 1988, no.11). Another similar piece which is closest to the Textile Museum example is in a collection in America.
The group was defined by May Beattie in 1976, tracing it back from nineteenth century rugs (very similar to Lot 448 in the second part of this sale) to the earlier forebears such as the Bernheimer example mentioned above (Beattie, M.: 'Some Rugs of the Konya Region', Oriental Art, vol.XXII, no.1, 1976, pp.60-76). In the article, as well as the Bernheimer carpet, she publishes a number of carpets which relate to the present example. The drawing of the medallions is very close to that of one in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (fig.21), and another in the Textile Museum, Washington (fig.22). The border also relates closely not only to the two examples just quoted, but also to one in the Pasha Mosque, Bor (fig.19) and one in the Victoria and Albert Museum (fig.20). All of these are of 'runner' proportions, although the present example is longer than most.
A fragment comprising a single end medallion of a runner that was almost identical to the present example was advertised by Krikor Markarian (HALI 52, p.145). A single medallion rug of very similar design was published by Herrmann (E.: Seltene Orientteppiche X, Munich, 1988, no.11). Another similar piece which is closest to the Textile Museum example is in a collection in America.