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拍品专文
The term "Mohtasham" is synonymous with the finest carpets made in Kashan in the late 19th century. Hajji Mollah Mohammed Hassan Mohtasham is regarded as one of a very small number of master weavers who successfully re-established Kashan as an important weaving centre in Persia at the end of the 19th century. The carpets produced in his atelier are identified by structural features such as the light blue cotton wefts and purple silk selvages. However, they stand out due to their masterful weaving, together with the use of the very finest materials.
This charming cartoon depicts a vast array of animals and birds including, a lioness and cubs, kangaroos, camels and elephants among others, repeated and mirrored around the central vertical axis. While other Mohtasham carpets incorporate animals within their scenes, it is unusual to find a carpet with such a wide range of animals across the entire field. The mirrored and repeated arrangement is reminiscent of magnificent Safavid carpets of the 16th century (see, for example, one preserved in the MET Museum acc.no. 10.61.2). The present lots perhaps presents a more restrained variation inspired by their resplendent predecessors.
This charming cartoon depicts a vast array of animals and birds including, a lioness and cubs, kangaroos, camels and elephants among others, repeated and mirrored around the central vertical axis. While other Mohtasham carpets incorporate animals within their scenes, it is unusual to find a carpet with such a wide range of animals across the entire field. The mirrored and repeated arrangement is reminiscent of magnificent Safavid carpets of the 16th century (see, for example, one preserved in the MET Museum acc.no. 10.61.2). The present lots perhaps presents a more restrained variation inspired by their resplendent predecessors.