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An Important Signed Kerman

An Important Signed Kerman

  • Number 2047

  • Type Workshop

  • Material Wool

  • Style Pictorial

  • Origin Kerman

  • Size 245 x 140

  • Age 1326 (1908)

Story

🔹Depicting one of the most famous kings of Persia, Nader Shah Afshar

🔸Commissioned by the Qajar Prince Abdol Hossein Mirza, known by his ceremonial titles of Farman Farma and Salar Lashgar.

🔹In the year 1326 (1908), after ruling the province of Kerman for many years, during which he became acquainted with its carpet workshops firsthand.

🔸Farman Farma was arguably the most powerful man in Persia in the 15 years leading to the Constitutional Revolution. He held a number of government ministries, provincial governorships and was also the Commander of the Qajar Army.

🔹To us he stands as the foremost carpet collector of his day. A number of his signed pieces are in the Carpet Museum of Iran in Tehran . The designs he commissioned were replicated by other weavers.

So if you’ve seen Nader Shah on a Kerman, it’s a copy of this!

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