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๐“๐ก๐ž ๐Ž๐ฅ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐’๐ข๐ฅ๐ค ๐…๐š๐ซ๐š๐ก๐š๐ง

  • Number SOLD

  • Type Workshop

  • Material Silk

  • Style Geometric

  • Origin Farahan

  • Size 119 x 90

  • Age 1807

Story

Exquisite and excellent. This silk is a treasure. It is the oldest known silk lattice carpet of the type that became famous on silk Mohtasham Kashans over a half century later. To say museum quality would be a disservice to its crazy charms.

The quality of the natural dye materials is breathtaking: the cochineal purple, the denim-faded sky blue, the stunning apricot and saffron yellow, and those unparalleled browns.

The central compartment bears a verse of poetry from the Diwan of the great 13th century poet Saadi of Shiraz. In elegant Nastaliq script we read the following from Ghazal no.226:

ุจุณุงุท ุณุจุฒู‡ ู„ฺฏุฏูƒูˆุจ ุดุฏ ุจูพุงู‰ ู†ุดุงุท
ุฒ ุจุณูƒู‡ ุนุงุฑู ูˆ ุนุงู…ู‰ ุจุฑู‚ุต ุจุฑุฌุณุชู†ุฏ

๐™๐™๐™š ๐™œ๐™ง๐™š๐™š๐™ฃ ๐™ง๐™ช๐™œ ๐™ฌ๐™–๐™จ ๐™ ๐™ž๐™˜๐™ ๐™š๐™™ ๐™–๐™ฌ๐™–๐™ฎ ๐™—๐™ฎ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™›๐™š๐™š๐™ฉ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™š๐™ง๐™œ๐™ฎ
๐™„๐™ฉ ๐™ž๐™จ ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ช๐™œ๐™ ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ณ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐—”๐—บ๐—บ๐—ถ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™™๐™–๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™š

(Arif= literally those who know ie who posses mystical knowledge;

Ammi= member of the general public ie someone without secret knowledge.)

Below that is a date, 1222 Hijri.

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To me personally there is no surprise, event or frankly anything that gets me more excited than the purchase of a treasured piece of understated artwork such as that of a proper vintage/antique carpet. The sourcing, grading and authentication of these pieces is no small task but is of the highest importance. Through the respected dealer Hadi Maktabi all that is guaranteed, and rest assured the one thing I can guarantee personally as a client is a first class service from the initial selection process till it gets delivered right to your door step. It was an undeniably special experience, with hundreds of carpets to choose from, will definitely be visiting again. Thank you dear Hadi. Habeeb Al Monawer, Kuwait ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผ

 

 

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. ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง

 

Jโ€™ai fait la connaissance de Hadi lors de la prรฉparation de lโ€™exposition ยซ Lโ€™Empire des roses, chefs-dโ€™ล“uvre de lโ€™art persan du 19รจme siรจcle ยป qui a eu lieu au Louvre-Lens en 2018 et ร  laquelle il a participรฉ par le prรชt de tapis exceptionnels. Jโ€™avais alors รฉtรฉ impressionnรฉe par ses connaissances et sa passion pour les tapis orientaux. Cette rencontre a marquรฉ le dรฉbut dโ€™une collaboration riche et fructueuse. Elle a notamment permis au musรฉe du quai Branly-Jacques Chirac de voir ses collections iraniennes sโ€™enrichir de plusieurs tapis et tentures dont certains nโ€™ont pas leur รฉquivalent dans les musรฉes occidentaux. Ce que jโ€™apprรฉcie chez Hadi ? Cโ€™est son professionnalisme, son dynamisme et lโ€™engouement quโ€™il a pour son mรฉtier ! Hana Chidiac, Curator of the Middle East Department at the Musee Quai Branly - Jacques Chirac, Paris, France ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท

 

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