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拍品專文
The knot count measures approximately 11H x 10V per cm. sq.
At the end of the 19th century there was a revival of Iranian interest in its historical and pre-historical past. This was partly driven by the archaeological discoveries within the country, and also from European publications of ancient Iranian sites. The kings from the Shahnama were suddenly visible in their historical context, and the current shah was presented even more than before as the inheritor of an immensely long and important tradition. This was reflected in works of art such as the present example. The border is filled with stellar-shaped cartouches each of which has a reference number which is noted on the appropriate figure in the throng of people in the field, who collectively make up over one hundred of the world's most historically important kings, emperors, religious figures and leaders.
The framed oval portrait at the bottom of the carpet depicts Sultan Ahmad Shah Qajar (r.1909 -1925),the seventh, and final, ruling member of the Qajar dynasty. Beneath the portrait the carpet is signed, 'amal-e (the work of) Muhammad ibn Ja’far', (1870-1910), the celebrated master-weaver who established his workshop in Kirman and who, in his lifetime, became known as ‘the King of Persian Rugs’. He is also thought to have been the father of the celebrated weaver Abul Qasim Kirmani. The products of his workshop were characterised by the use of fine kurk wool and intricate designs, many of which were of a pictorial nature.
Further carpets woven by the master weaver, Ibn Ja'far, have sold in these Rooms; 22 April, 1999, lot 51; 10 April 2008, lot 158; 15 April 2010, lot 87, each displaying an exceptionally high level of detail, rich colour palette and fine weave.
At the end of the 19th century there was a revival of Iranian interest in its historical and pre-historical past. This was partly driven by the archaeological discoveries within the country, and also from European publications of ancient Iranian sites. The kings from the Shahnama were suddenly visible in their historical context, and the current shah was presented even more than before as the inheritor of an immensely long and important tradition. This was reflected in works of art such as the present example. The border is filled with stellar-shaped cartouches each of which has a reference number which is noted on the appropriate figure in the throng of people in the field, who collectively make up over one hundred of the world's most historically important kings, emperors, religious figures and leaders.
The framed oval portrait at the bottom of the carpet depicts Sultan Ahmad Shah Qajar (r.1909 -1925),the seventh, and final, ruling member of the Qajar dynasty. Beneath the portrait the carpet is signed, 'amal-e (the work of) Muhammad ibn Ja’far', (1870-1910), the celebrated master-weaver who established his workshop in Kirman and who, in his lifetime, became known as ‘the King of Persian Rugs’. He is also thought to have been the father of the celebrated weaver Abul Qasim Kirmani. The products of his workshop were characterised by the use of fine kurk wool and intricate designs, many of which were of a pictorial nature.
Further carpets woven by the master weaver, Ibn Ja'far, have sold in these Rooms; 22 April, 1999, lot 51; 10 April 2008, lot 158; 15 April 2010, lot 87, each displaying an exceptionally high level of detail, rich colour palette and fine weave.