CENTRAL PERSIA, CIRCA 1900
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442ASHAN 'MOCHTASHAM' PICTORIAL RUG
CENTRAL PERSIA, CIRCA 1900
The central field depicting the story of Leyla and Majnun, the emaciated Majnum seated with elders from Leyla's family, his beloved on horseback above, a variety of half crazed animals within the forest below, flanked by fluted columns supporting a cusped shaded sage-green arch with floral spandrels and paired dervishes above, in a shaded blue border of floral sprays around bold nasta'liq verse cartouches between similar stripes, purple silk selvage, minor reciprocal Y-pattern stripes, a short kilim strip at each end, small spot stains
6ft.6in. x 4ft.7in. (198cm. x 140cm.)
CENTRAL PERSIA, CIRCA 1900
The central field depicting the story of Leyla and Majnun, the emaciated Majnum seated with elders from Leyla's family, his beloved on horseback above, a variety of half crazed animals within the forest below, flanked by fluted columns supporting a cusped shaded sage-green arch with floral spandrels and paired dervishes above, in a shaded blue border of floral sprays around bold nasta'liq verse cartouches between similar stripes, purple silk selvage, minor reciprocal Y-pattern stripes, a short kilim strip at each end, small spot stains
6ft.6in. x 4ft.7in. (198cm. x 140cm.)