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拍品专文
The movement of designs from 17th century Kirman to 18th century north western Persian carpets is well documented, and the reasons well-rehearsed. Many 18th century wool carpets display designs borrowed, sometimes loosely and sometimes very closely, from the Kirman originals. A very good comparison is given by a carpet in the Burns Collection with its prototype now in the Metropolitan Museum (James D. Burns, Antique Rugs of Kurdistan, London, 2002, no.34, pp.126-7; Joseph V. McMullan, Islamic Carpets, New York, 1965, no.17, pp.84-5).
The present rug is another very clear example of this. The main field displays a north west Persian variant of the flower and palmette lattice design found in early Safavid Kirman 'Vase' carpets (A. C. Edwards, The Persian Carpet, London 1975, p.16, pl. 5). A similar border with angular cypress trees woven on an ivory ground appears on a west Persian silk rug, probably woven in Joshagan, which was first sold in Christie's New York, 20 September 1979, (E. Herrmann, Seltene Orientteppiche, Munich, Vol. IV, Cat. No. 68, pp.198-199). While the lattice design on the present rug clearly uses bold flowerheads and palmettes, the drawing has become increasingly angular and the complex entwined lattice has been simplified with only a suggestion of the original triple plane arrangement, another feature typical of the changes that occurred as the designs moved. There has been some discussion as to where this group of rugs was woven with suggestions of Heriz, Tabriz and Joshagan, but all share the same fine quality of execution, highly lustrous silk, richly saturated natural dyes and an affinity of design with earlier Safavid carpets.
The present rug is another very clear example of this. The main field displays a north west Persian variant of the flower and palmette lattice design found in early Safavid Kirman 'Vase' carpets (A. C. Edwards, The Persian Carpet, London 1975, p.16, pl. 5). A similar border with angular cypress trees woven on an ivory ground appears on a west Persian silk rug, probably woven in Joshagan, which was first sold in Christie's New York, 20 September 1979, (E. Herrmann, Seltene Orientteppiche, Munich, Vol. IV, Cat. No. 68, pp.198-199). While the lattice design on the present rug clearly uses bold flowerheads and palmettes, the drawing has become increasingly angular and the complex entwined lattice has been simplified with only a suggestion of the original triple plane arrangement, another feature typical of the changes that occurred as the designs moved. There has been some discussion as to where this group of rugs was woven with suggestions of Heriz, Tabriz and Joshagan, but all share the same fine quality of execution, highly lustrous silk, richly saturated natural dyes and an affinity of design with earlier Safavid carpets.