Number 15 69
Type Workshop
Material Wool
Style Pictorial
Origin Tehran
Size 49 x 77
Age 1880
The royal looms of Qajar Tehran almost never produced pictorial rugs, this horizontally shaped tableau a notable exception. It depicts the legendary 18th century folk hero, the Sufi leader Nour Ali Shah with his scepter, camel hair felt cap (Taj) and begging bowl (Kashkul). He is seated in a natural landscape, portrayed as one in nature and deliberately juxtaposed with a rich palatial mansion. Bands of medieval Persian poetry run around the border. A unique work of art from a bygone age.
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