AN EXTREMELY FINE KIRMAN MILLE FLEURS RUG, the indigo field with a central tree issuing a dense profusion of leaves, floral sprays and polychrome flowerheads, in an indigo border of dense floral vine and flowerhead sprays between ivory meandering floral vine and flowerhead stripes enclosing two minor floral stripes, a plain burgundy outer stripe, commissioning cartouche above, signature cartouche of Ahmad b. J'afar below