拍品專文
Warp: wool, ivory, natural, Z2S
Weft: Wool, dyed salmon, Z1, 2-3 shoots alternating
Pile: wool, Z2, symmetric, no warp depression, H6xV6-7
Sides: not original
Ends: both not original
Colors: deep salmon, old gold, sapphire, blue-green, brown-black, dark blue(6)
The design of the lot offered here, often called symmetrical re-entrant or keyhole, is thought to be based on earlier garden designs found on Persian classical carpets (see McMullan, J., Islamic Carpets, New York, 1965, pls. 28 and 29). The poled center medallion is akin to the center pool found in these classical garden designs while the waterways are represented by the indigo channels congruous with the dark salmon field or "land". An earlier Bergama rug depicting this garden layout (see McMullan,J., ibid, pl.99) is clearly the predecessor of our piece which takes this design one more step towards abstraction.
Comparable extant pieces of this well known and collected group have been published, including some in private collections (see Oriental Rugs from Atlantic Collections, Philadelphia, 1996, pls. 36 and 58). A corresponding Bergama with a nearly identical hooked vinery border was sold at Rippon Boswell, 30 May 1992, lot 112 and was more recently offered at Christie's, London, 11 February 1998, lot 44. Another similar Bergama rug was sold at Skinner's, 3 June 1986 and later was with the dealer Eskenazi (see Hali 46, pp.40-1).
It has been proposed that this rug may have been woven in the village of Canakkale which is north of Bergama considering the salmon rather than red ground and the matching salmon wefting. For a further study of dyes used in Turkish rugs please see Brggeman,W. and Bhmer,H., Rugs of the Peasants and Nomads of Anatolia, Munich, 1983.
Weft: Wool, dyed salmon, Z1, 2-3 shoots alternating
Pile: wool, Z2, symmetric, no warp depression, H6xV6-7
Sides: not original
Ends: both not original
Colors: deep salmon, old gold, sapphire, blue-green, brown-black, dark blue(6)
The design of the lot offered here, often called symmetrical re-entrant or keyhole, is thought to be based on earlier garden designs found on Persian classical carpets (see McMullan, J., Islamic Carpets, New York, 1965, pls. 28 and 29). The poled center medallion is akin to the center pool found in these classical garden designs while the waterways are represented by the indigo channels congruous with the dark salmon field or "land". An earlier Bergama rug depicting this garden layout (see McMullan,J., ibid, pl.99) is clearly the predecessor of our piece which takes this design one more step towards abstraction.
Comparable extant pieces of this well known and collected group have been published, including some in private collections (see Oriental Rugs from Atlantic Collections, Philadelphia, 1996, pls. 36 and 58). A corresponding Bergama with a nearly identical hooked vinery border was sold at Rippon Boswell, 30 May 1992, lot 112 and was more recently offered at Christie's, London, 11 February 1998, lot 44. Another similar Bergama rug was sold at Skinner's, 3 June 1986 and later was with the dealer Eskenazi (see Hali 46, pp.40-1).
It has been proposed that this rug may have been woven in the village of Canakkale which is north of Bergama considering the salmon rather than red ground and the matching salmon wefting. For a further study of dyes used in Turkish rugs please see Brggeman,W. and Bhmer,H., Rugs of the Peasants and Nomads of Anatolia, Munich, 1983.