Textile ArtsIslamic19th century
Carpet
19th century
Description
This monumental carpet is divided into three main registers, each featuring trees with outstretched branches and an array of floral ornament. It features extensive inscriptions of Persian poetry. Some were evidently verses composed for the carpet that compare it to a garden and discuss its role as a space for gathering. Others are lines taken from well-known poets, like a ghazal by the medieval poet Sadi (d. 1291 or 1292), wherein the poet also evokes the imagery of gardens.
Dimensions
525.78 x 347.98 cm (207 x 137 in.)
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