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Lot Essay
The couplet that repeatedly runs around the main border of this carpet is a passage from the Ghazaliyat of Hafiz no.34:
Ravaq-e manzar-e chashm-e man ashyaneh-ye tost, karam nama va foroud-a ke khaneh khaneyeh-ye tost,
'The vision of my eyes is of your house; be forgiving and join me since this house is your house'.
Khwāja Shams-ud-Dīn Muḥammad Ḥāfeẓ-e Shīrāzī, known by his pen name Hafez, was a Persian poet who "lauded the joys of love and wine but also targeted religious hypocrisy". His collected works are regarded as a pinnacle of Persian literature and are often found in the homes of people in the Persian speaking world, who learn his poems by heart and still use them as proverbs and sayings. His life and poems have been the subject of much analysis, commentary and interpretation, influencing post-14th century Persian writing more than any other author.
While the present carpet is not signed, the technical quality and finesse of its weave suggest that it would most certainly have been woven in a master weaver's workshop such as that of the great, Hadji Jalili.
Ravaq-e manzar-e chashm-e man ashyaneh-ye tost, karam nama va foroud-a ke khaneh khaneyeh-ye tost,
'The vision of my eyes is of your house; be forgiving and join me since this house is your house'.
Khwāja Shams-ud-Dīn Muḥammad Ḥāfeẓ-e Shīrāzī, known by his pen name Hafez, was a Persian poet who "lauded the joys of love and wine but also targeted religious hypocrisy". His collected works are regarded as a pinnacle of Persian literature and are often found in the homes of people in the Persian speaking world, who learn his poems by heart and still use them as proverbs and sayings. His life and poems have been the subject of much analysis, commentary and interpretation, influencing post-14th century Persian writing more than any other author.
While the present carpet is not signed, the technical quality and finesse of its weave suggest that it would most certainly have been woven in a master weaver's workshop such as that of the great, Hadji Jalili.