A Qashqa'i 'Floral' Rug, South Persia
No longer availableA QASHQA'I 'FLORAL' RUG, SOUTH PERSIA, CIRCA 1880 “This attractive rug is formed of twin columns of blooming shrubs with multiple rosettes of various sizes and shapes. Vertical rows of inward-facing triangles filled with rosettes line the edges of the main field that is in indigo with many additional rosettes. There are 3 main borders in geometrical and modified flower meanders. The ends have two rows of small flowers (not complete?). The knots are asymmetrical, open to the left, warps are in undyed wool, wefts in red wool with two shoots. The ends consist of a few rows of red wool in weft-faced kelim plain weave.” (Benjamin, op.cit., LITERATURE: 3rd ed., 2004, pp. 28-29 “This type of rug may originate from the Shishboluki subtribe of the Qashga’i (Opie, J. Tribal Rugs of Southern Persia, pages 31 and 33, James Opie Oriental Rugs Inc, Portland, Oregon, 1981) although others of this type may have additional features such as spandrels and medallions.” (Benjamin, op.cit., p. 28)
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