Number 369
Type Workshop
Origin Isfahan
Style Prayer Rug
Material Silk & Gold Thread
Size 159 x 108
Age 1980
I consider myself lucky to have met Grand Master Ostad Mohammad Ali Khaje just before he retired. He is the absolute last in a very limited line of master weavers who practiced a now-dead technique of carpet weaving which incorporated pearls and gemstones as well as precious metals. This is one of his earliest works in this style, dating to the late 1970s or early 1980s and presented an Omar Khayyam style scene of revelry and harmless fun. The entire scape is dotted with pearls (both white and black), agate and turquoise gemstones, and gold thread. Legendary to say the least.
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