Lot Essay
Warp: cotton, off white, natural, Z4S
Weft: wool, dark brown, medium brown, red-brown, or grey-brown, natural, Z2, two shoots alternating, one straight, one wavy
Pile: wool, Z2, asymmetric knots open to the left, average 30 degrees alternate warp depression, H7xV6
Sides: one bundle of two body warps wrapped in light red, Z2 wool Ends: top: ½in. white cotton Z2, balanced plainweave, fringe
bottom: 5/8in. balanced plainweave, ¼in. in dark brown Z2 wool, remaining in Z2 white cotton twisted warp loops
Colors: soft light red, sky blue, deep gold, sapphire, mustard, green, black, orange-buff, salmon
For another Khotan with a similar maze-work field design as the offered lot please see Herrmann, E., Seltene Orienteppiche X, p.239, no. 113. Another piece exhibited by Battilossi, Turin has a major border similar to the yellow inner border of the offered lot (see Hali, issue 81, p. 81).
Weft: wool, dark brown, medium brown, red-brown, or grey-brown, natural, Z2, two shoots alternating, one straight, one wavy
Pile: wool, Z2, asymmetric knots open to the left, average 30 degrees alternate warp depression, H7xV6
Sides: one bundle of two body warps wrapped in light red, Z2 wool Ends: top: ½in. white cotton Z2, balanced plainweave, fringe
bottom: 5/8in. balanced plainweave, ¼in. in dark brown Z2 wool, remaining in Z2 white cotton twisted warp loops
Colors: soft light red, sky blue, deep gold, sapphire, mustard, green, black, orange-buff, salmon
For another Khotan with a similar maze-work field design as the offered lot please see Herrmann, E., Seltene Orienteppiche X, p.239, no. 113. Another piece exhibited by Battilossi, Turin has a major border similar to the yellow inner border of the offered lot (see Hali, issue 81, p. 81).