Number FS
Type Workshop
Origin Isfahan
Style Pictorial
Material Wool & Silk
Size 130 x 80
Age 2024
Meet the latest and greatest Seirafian creation.
My friend Farzad Seirafian has woven me a very special masterpiece. The Safavid princess lived in the time of Shah Abbas the Great (1587-1629) and was painted by his court artist Reza Abbasi, the most talented Persian painter of all time.
After over 400 years on paper, in 2024 she came to life on a super high quality Seirafian carpet woven in Isfahan. All natural dyes, very high knotting density, and inspirational beauty. The stark plain field allows the portrait to shine while the architectural element at top right breaks the traditional rigid symmetry of composition.
My favourite element is the wonderfully calligraphic poetry verse that balances the triangular structure:
ΨΉΨ΄ΩΨͺ Ψ±Ψ³Ψ― Ψ¨Ω ΩΨ±ΩΨ§Ψ―
Taken from Ghazal (Sonnet) 94 of the immortal Hafez, it loosely translates as βLoving you rose to a scream!β Or βyour love becomes a scream!β It is an outpouring of wild, unconfined love that takes over the loverβs whole being. The verse is gracefully traced out here by the talented artist Saba Golbaz, with heartfelt thanks.
11 x 11 knots per cm
Wool and silk on silk
I have been buying and collecting oriental rugs for over 40 years. As a result I have had direct experiences with many dealers and galleries throughout Europe, North America, the Middle East and Asia. The Hadi Maktabi establishment is distinct and unique. It is rare to find a dealer who not only has a discerning taste and excellent choice of rugs. But with Hadi, the experience is one of an erudite oriental rug scholar paired with years of family experiences and traditions dealing in rugs, carpets and textiles. The available choices, diversity and quality of his stock is awesome. It is always a pleasure. Highly recommended and satisfying. As a collector he has become not only a partner of choice, knowledge and information but also a valued friend. Robert Bell, CEO Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, U.K. π¬π§
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