Caucasian Dragon Carpet

Compare for example the fishbone spine of the dragon and the small cloudbands.

Caucasian dragon carpet.

Click to enlarge lot 77. Where from how when and why did the dragon motif appear in safavid carpets. Antique tabriz carpet dragon design handmade oriental rug red blue gold. The spread and generally accepted opinion of many experts is that the motive of the dragon migrated in the south caucasian carpets of the safavid era from china.

11 and is possibly from the same carpet. Lac would have also been the principal red dye used in northwest persian classical carpets including those of tabriz. A caucasian dragon carpet late 17th century end. While caucasian rugs tend to feature floral designs their depiction is usually highly stylized abstract and geometric.

Modreach super soft modern area rugs living room carpet bedroom rug nursery rug dragon phoenix rainbow 3d printed 60 inches x 39 inches. Caucasian dragon carpetcaucasus late 18th century early 19th century351 x 190 cm 11 6. Estimate 30 000 50 000. Fantasy world bath mats bathroom illustration three headed fire breathing dragon large monster gothic theme door mats inside non slip backing 36 x60.

The insect dye lac was the principal red dye used in classical persian carpets. On nov 16 2019. The caucasian dragon carpets has repeatedly been the subject of discussion on the topic. 19th century caucasian dragon sumak rug hand knotted in wool red.

Caucasian dragon carpets are certainly much brighter than the rather muted and subdued tabriz color range. 351 x 190 cm. Dragon carpet one of the latest acquisitions of baku carpet museum will be presented during the talk of the new museum director shirin malikova. Caucasian dragon carpet nov 16 2019 austria auction company in austria.

All the expected motifs are present including dragons flowers birds crabs and other animals. Caucasian dragon carpet nov 16 2019 austria auction company in austria september 2020 caucasian dragon carpetcaucasus late 18th century early 19th century351 x 190 cm 11 6 x 6 3 condition. 229 x 513 cm lot 100 sotheby s fine oriental and european carpets april 15 1993 new york city the christopher alexander collection. Caucasian dragon carpet caucasus late 18th century early 19th century.

One can see the evolution of tribal rug weaving in the history of antique caucasian carpets. The fragment offered here is closely related to three fragments from the mosque of ali paşa in tokat illustrated in yetkin şerare early caucasian carpets in turkey vol i london 1978 pl. This city has become one of the leading producers of carpets in the east. Click to enlarge dragon carpet fragment 17th 18th century azerbaijan.