Number 1362
Type Workshop
Material Wool
Origin Tehran
Style Animal
Size 310 x 210
Age 1880
One of two sky blue Qajar Tehran masterpieces with Paradise Park design, this impressive artwork stands out for the soft texture, awesome dyes and exotic landscape.
A majestic Tree of Life rises amidst a Garden of Eden with an alluring array of lions, leopards, peacocks, ducks, elephants, crocodiles, snakes and dragons.. and a bushy tailed phoenix at the top. All against a mesmerising sky blue backdrop. The thinness of the fringes gives you an idea how finely woven it is. A masterwork from the royal Qajar looms.
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