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Lot Essay
The knot count measures approximately 10V x 7H per cm. sq.
The epic Persian love story of Layla and Majnun follows a narrative arc which has become familiar across cultures thanks to the efforts of writers and artists who have reinterpreted the story. In Nizami's poem, Qays is a young man who is driven to madness when he cannot marry his beloved Layla. Other members of his tribe dub him Majnun, the one who is possessed by jinn. The woven scene depicts Majnun's exile to the wilderness after his love for Layla is rejected. Majnun is often shown as extremely emaciated, wearing little to no clothing. which symbolizes his total withdrawal from human society. The birds perched upon his head, and the sheep, goats, lions, a bear and deer that surround him are shown as his only companions, suggesting that the animals accept him as one of their own. A pictorial silk rug of the same scene was in the personal collection of George Farrow by 1993, later sold in these Rooms, 25 April 2024, lot 197.
The epic Persian love story of Layla and Majnun follows a narrative arc which has become familiar across cultures thanks to the efforts of writers and artists who have reinterpreted the story. In Nizami's poem, Qays is a young man who is driven to madness when he cannot marry his beloved Layla. Other members of his tribe dub him Majnun, the one who is possessed by jinn. The woven scene depicts Majnun's exile to the wilderness after his love for Layla is rejected. Majnun is often shown as extremely emaciated, wearing little to no clothing. which symbolizes his total withdrawal from human society. The birds perched upon his head, and the sheep, goats, lions, a bear and deer that surround him are shown as his only companions, suggesting that the animals accept him as one of their own. A pictorial silk rug of the same scene was in the personal collection of George Farrow by 1993, later sold in these Rooms, 25 April 2024, lot 197.