REF.: CMOU07
Price range: | €5.000,00 - €10.000,00 |
Description: | Isphahan rug |
Dimensions: | L228xB141 |
Origin: | Central Iran |
Period: | 1880-1940 |
Medium: | pile: wool / warp and weft: cotton |
Technique: | Hand knotted |
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Isfahan became the capital of the Safavids during the reign of Shah Abbas I the Great (1587 to 1629). This sumptuous, elegant city quickly gained an unparalleled reputation beyond the borders. European travellers of the time described it as a marvel of architecture and artistic refinement.
To this day, the remains of the Safavid capital bear witness to past splendours, and a Persian saying recalls the importance and beauty of this city: Esfahan nesf-e-djahan, which is equivalent to saying Isfahan, half of the world.
Shah Abbas deported the entire population of the city of Djulfa (on the Caucasian border in the north of the kingdom). He decided they should settle near his new capital because this population of craftsmen would work in the royal factories that were to produce rugs unique in the world for their finesse and the quality of their wools. They would be presents that emissaries and ambassadors were to take with them in th...