Number 836
Type Workshop
Origin Isfahan
Style Pictorial
Material Wool & Silk
Size 110 x 68
Age 1950
The royal hunting scene enjoyed a revival in the 1950s, all inspired by Safavid miniature paintings. They almost invariably were ghaliche size, averaging 2 meters long, making this little old thing quite a find. Quite a catch. It is woven on an all silk foundation with relatively oversized human and animal figures. Full pile and extra long upper fringes with intact kilim ends.
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