Kerman Vase-Technique Carpet
The source of carpet comes from the book How to Read – Islamic Carpets, Walter B. Denny, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 2014 fig.18. This is a vase-technique with a stellate central medallion carpet design 17th century from Kerman region, Persia. The design of the carpet shows a vigorous central eight-pointed star medallion; quarters of the same medallion in the four corners of the field and ornamented with floral forms contrasting with dark border. In the field a rich assortment of decorative but naturalistic flowers, campanula, narcissus poeticus, iris, willow shrub, rose, calendula, carnation, aster, lily and fruit blossoms, is arranged a small but vigorous central eight-pointed star medallion ornamented with energetic interlacing arabesques and numerous small tchi forms. The border is filled with rosettes, blossoms and leaves and a few tchi forms. Vivid colors are chosen by our designers for this rug.
Color summary: 11 colors in total, most used 4 colors are;
- Pale Green 439 (Chamomile – Indigo)
- Jericho Jade 25 (Spurge – Indigo)
- Burlywood 135 (Spurge – Madder Root)
- Natural Wool Color 320 (Natural Sheep’s Color)
Area: Kerman region
Material of Pile: Natural Dyed Hand-spun Wool
Material Warp / Weft: Wool on Wool
Structure: Symmetrical knot
Knots Density: 45x39
Pile (mm): 2
Production Place: Southeastern Anatolia – Diyarbakir - Lice
Stock Location: Tokyo
Size (EU): 220 X 148cm
Size (US): 7'2" X 4'10"
Area (EU): 3.3m²
Area (US): 35ft²
$6,000
