This is the spot for my thoughts on Oriental Carpets
Guide to My Notes on Oriental Rugs - Y: "Guide to My Notes on Oriental Rugs - Y
Yagcibedir
Anatolian Yagcibedir carpets by Didem Atis
Yaghoubian, Mansour
Mansour Yaghoubian - His rug business is flying high - sacbee.com
Yurts
Exeter News-Letter Local News: Central Asia finds home in Stratham
70th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY - The Yurt Bill"
Guide to Mashhad Carpets: "Mashhad Carpets
W&W Mashad carpet C. 1920-30 lot 141
The oldest Mashhad rugs that I know of are a group of prayer rugs that were given by Shah Tahmasp to Suleyman the Magnificent in 1556. The rugs were made in three grades by the workshop of Sultan Ibrahim Mirza son of Sam Mirza and nephew of Shah Tahmasp. The top grade or Imperial grade was the finest and one of those rugs was in London two years ago and I believe is now in the hands of disgraced art collector Sheikh Saud Al-Thani of Qatar. Several of the second and third grade examples are still in the Topkapi Museum.
In the 19th and 20th centuries Mashhad carpets were popular items of commerce and were made for domestic use as well as export. At one point the wool was heavily scoured so that it would take dyes better. An unfortunate side affect was that the scouring took all the lanolin out and the carpets did not last as long as other Persian carpets. This created a negative image of Mashhad carpets in some peoples minds. This was exploited by European and American dealers to push rugs made by European firms since the Europeans never made the inroads into Khorasan like they did in other areas this was a popular story. The wear problems are no longer a factor and it is very rare to see a Mashhad carpet with that today. The problem is old enough that the ones that are prone to wear are already worn.
Sotheby's UK Mashhad carpet early 20th C. lot 230
Sotheby's UK Mashhad rug early 20th C. lot 58
Sotheby's UK Mashhad carpet early 20th C. lot 44
W&W Hajji Malek Mashad carpet early 20th C. lot 215
Sotheby's UK Mashhad carpet C. 1920 lot 64
W&W Mashad carpet C. 1920 Lot 199
Sotheby's UK Mashhad carpet C. 1920 lot 66
W&W Mashad carpet C. 1920-30 lot 141
W&W Mashad carpet C. 1930 lot 192
Sotheby's UK Mashhad rug C. 1930 lot 78
W&W Mashad carpet C. 1930 lot 150
Mashhad Carpet dated 1929 Lot 37
W&W Monshi Zadeh Fotussi Mashad carpet d. 1929 - 30 lot 159
W&W Hajji Malek Mashed Carpet early 20th C. lot 247
Mashhad Carpet 20th C. Lot 147
Sotheby's UK Mashhad carpet C. 1920 lot 64
Saber of Mashad.
The best rugs in the world today are from Iran. If we are to make a short list of the best rugs from Iran we must include Saber of Mashad. Master Ahmad Bazmi now runs the Saber Workshop after the death of Master Abas Ali Saber by agreement with his heirs.
A pair of Saber Carpets
MM Carpet Saber Mashhad carpet 20th C.
A Saber Carpet Circa 1940
Amoghli Carpet
On one of my trips to Iran in 2004 I asked some of the men in the trade about Amoghli which was one of the great Persian Carpet workshops of the 20th Century. Under Ali Khan Amoghli and Abdol Mohammad Amoghli their carpets were favorites under the Pahlavi Shahs particularly Reza Shah. One of the men explained that the workshop was gone but that the Grandsons had a very good carpet cleaning plant in Mashhad
Sa'adabad Palace in northern Tehran was furnished by the Pahlavis with carpets from the Amoghli plant. THE IRANIAN: Features, Palaces, Rasool Nafisi
The Alberto Levi Modernist Amoghli Mashad rug
Sotheby's UK Amoghli Mashhad carpet C. 1900 lot 159
The Rahimi Amoghli Mashad rug last quarter 19th
W&W Amoghli Mashad carpet C. 1920 lot 194
MM Carpet Amou Ughli Mashhad carpet 20th C.
Structure.
The majority of Mashhad carpets are woven with an asymmetrical knot that may be over 4 warps (Jufti) rather than the more usual two. The carpets are made with a straight weft and then a sinuous weft forcing the foundation on to two levels. Traditionally the colors used include a bluish red that was obtained from insect dyes, first lak and later cochineal."
Guide to Silk Rugs and Carpets Of Iran: "Isfahan Rugs and Carpets
All silk Isfahan rugs are very rare. I cannot remember one now that I think about it. Silk is occasionally used in the pile as an accent. What is common is the use of silk as the foundation.
The Edmond de Rothschild Isphahan Carpet with Silk Warps
Very Fine Isphahan Prayer Rug Silk & Wool on Silk
Older Signed Seirafian Isfahan Rug
Older Zolfagari Isphahan JBOC369
Older Zolfagari Isphahan Carpet
Shoreshie Isphahan Rug
Post World War II. Isphahan Carpet
The Malakouti Carpet Workshop of Isfahan
Seirafian Isphahan Carpet
Hekmatnajad Isfahan Rug
Signed Seirafian Isfahan Rug
"Sarraf Mamoury Iran Esfahan" Isfahan Rug mid-20th century lot 83
Seirafian Silk & Wool Isphahan Carpet
Seirafian Isphahan Carpet
See also Isfahan Carpet Notes and Guide to Isfahan Persian Oriental Rugs and Carpets"
Rafsanjani: Iraqi interim gov`t should pave way for free elections: "Rafsanjani: Iraqi interim gov`t should pave way for free elections
Tehran, July 5, IRNA-- Chairman of the Expediency Council Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said here Sunday evening that the Iraqi interim government should prepare the necessary arrangements for a free and broad-based elections in that country.
Rafsanjani made the remark in a meeting with the visiting UN special envoy to Iraq, Lakhdar Brahimi, who is currently here to discuss the latest regional developments. Describing Saddam`s trial as a put-up job, Rafsanjani said the process of this court and ignoring the legitimate rights of Iran in Saddam`s indictment regarding the crimes committed by his regime against the Iranian nation do not correspond with the spirit of the Iraqi people`s sovereignty over their fate.
This is an indication of "direct and practical US interference", he said. "It is the duty of the United Nations not to let the rights of the Iranian nation be trampled on," he said. Earlier, Rafsanjani said in his Friday Prayer sermons that the weakest point in Saddam`s trial is that his crimes against Iran have not been included in his indictment. "Is the fact that there are currently 100,000 Iranians suffering from chemical wounds ... not the result of Saddam`s crimes?," he asked.
If the Iraqi court refuses to deal with this issue, then this shows that the US has ordered the case to be so. This is because Saddam`s war on Kuwait has been raised while his war on Iran has not been included in his indictment, he noted. Meanwhile, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hamid-Reza Asefi said here Sunday Iran will file a complaint with the court trying Saddam Hussein on the crimes he committed against the Iranian nation. Referring to the future elections in Iraq, the Expediency Council chairman said holding free elections should be given top priority in the trend of activities in the country. Any move to postpone the elections in Iraq would create more problems, Rafsanjani stressed.
He also laid emphasis on reinforcing the UN role in Iraq and preparing grounds for speeding up withdrawal of the occupying forces from that country. Rafsanjani went on to say that Iran will support holding broad-based elections in Iraq and accelerating transfer of power in the country so that it would enable the Iraqi people to obtain full sovereignty over their country and its natural resources. Any decision made for the Iraqi people without considering the realities of that country would bear no positive results, the chairman warned.
He stressed the importance of an active role played by Iraq`s neighboring countries to restore security and stability in that country. The UN envoy described as very complicated the situation in Iraq and briefed Rafsanjani on UN plans for Baghdad. Iraqi people have suffered great hardships as a result of two wars waged against Iran and Kuwait and the US invasion under Saddam`s dictatorial rule, he said adding it can be said for short that Iraq has been really demolished.
Criticizing the occupiers` policies in Iraq and the contradictory policy they have been following in that country, Brahimi noted that anarchy and absence of organization is clearly visible in Iraq. The UN special envoy added that Iraq`s neighboring countries should find a united approach so that it would give assurance to the Iraqi nation.
People of Iraq are pessimistic toward the policies adopted and slogans given by the occupying forces and believe that they (the occupying forces) are after their own interests and not after liberalization of the Iraqi people or destroying weapons of mass destruction.
Brahimi described Tehran`s stands toward Baghdad as positive and praised Iran`s efforts aimed at helping to restore peace and stability in the country.
Rafsanjani: Iraqi interim gov`t should pave way for free elections: "Rafsanjani: Iraqi interim gov`t should pave way for free elections
Tehran, July 5, IRNA-- Chairman of the Expediency Council Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said here Sunday evening that the Iraqi interim government should prepare the necessary arrangements for a free and broad-based elections in that country.
Rafsanjani made the remark in a meeting with the visiting UN special envoy to Iraq, Lakhdar Brahimi, who is currently here to discuss the latest regional developments. Describing Saddam`s trial as a put-up job, Rafsanjani said the process of this court and ignoring the legitimate rights of Iran in Saddam`s indictment regarding the crimes committed by his regime against the Iranian nation do not correspond with the spirit of the Iraqi people`s sovereignty over their fate.
This is an indication of "direct and practical US interference", he said. "It is the duty of the United Nations not to let the rights of the Iranian nation be trampled on," he said. Earlier, Rafsanjani said in his Friday Prayer sermons that the weakest point in Saddam`s trial is that his crimes against Iran have not been included in his indictment. "Is the fact that there are currently 100,000 Iranians suffering from chemical wounds ... not the result of Saddam`s crimes?," he asked.
If the Iraqi court refuses to deal with this issue, then this shows that the US has ordered the case to be so. This is because Saddam`s war on Kuwait has been raised while his war on Iran has not been included in his indictment, he noted. Meanwhile, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hamid-Reza Asefi said here Sunday Iran will file a complaint with the court trying Saddam Hussein on the crimes he committed against the Iranian nation. Referring to the future elections in Iraq, the Expediency Council chairman said holding free elections should be given top priority in the trend of activities in the country. Any move to postpone the elections in Iraq would create more problems, Rafsanjani stressed.
He also laid emphasis on reinforcing the UN role in Iraq and preparing grounds for speeding up withdrawal of the occupying forces from that country. Rafsanjani went on to say that Iran will support holding broad-based elections in Iraq and accelerating transfer of power in the country so that it would enable the Iraqi people to obtain full sovereignty over their country and its natural resources. Any decision made for the Iraqi people without considering the realities of that country would bear no positive results, the chairman warned.
He stressed the importance of an active role played by Iraq`s neighboring countries to restore security and stability in that country. The UN envoy described as very complicated the situation in Iraq and briefed Rafsanjani on UN plans for Baghdad. Iraqi people have suffered great hardships as a result of two wars waged against Iran and Kuwait and the US invasion under Saddam`s dictatorial rule, he said adding it can be said for short that Iraq has been really demolished.
Criticizing the occupiers` policies in Iraq and the contradictory policy they have been following in that country, Brahimi noted that anarchy and absence of organization is clearly visible in Iraq. The UN special envoy added that Iraq`s neighboring countries should find a united approach so that it would give assurance to the Iraqi nation.
People of Iraq are pessimistic toward the policies adopted and slogans given by the occupying forces and believe that they (the occupying forces) are after their own interests and not after liberalization of the Iraqi people or destroying weapons of mass destruction.
Brahimi described Tehran`s stands toward Baghdad as positive and praised Iran`s efforts aimed at helping to restore peace and stability in the country.
albawaba.com: Supreme leader says Iran can damage interests of ''any invader'': "Supreme leader says Iran can damage interests of ''any invader''
05-07-2004, 12:12
In comments directed at Washington, Iran's supreme leader warned Monday that his country can damage the interests of any invader, state-run Tehran television reported.
'The United States says that we have endangered their interests,' Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told a crowd of thousands on a visit to the city of Hamedan in western Iran. 'If anyone invades our nation, we will jeopardize their interests around the world,' Khamenei warned.
Khamenei arrived Monday morning in Hamedan, which is located 337 km west of the capital Tehran, for the first time in his present capacity as Supreme Leader. According to IRNA, the Iranian leader was scheduled to inaugurate a number of infrastructure projects in the province. (albawaba.com) "
Oriental Carpets: "Central-Asian-Rugs
Central-Asian-Rugs: 'Notes on Nurata Suzani
Notes on Nurata Suzani: 'Nurata is a town in Central Uzbekistan. It is at the point where the Nurata range tapers out and meets the desert. The Nurata range is the southern ridge that makes the Ferghana valley. There is a large spring noted for it's miraculous powers and its fishes.
Nurata Suzani are sometimes compared to Mughal designs. I think it auspicious to remember that Babur (Zahiruddin Muhammad Babur), founder of the Mughal Empire came from the small principality of Andijan east of Nurata further up the Ferghana valley.'"
Central-Asian-Rugs: "Notes on Nurata Suzani
Notes on Nurata Suzani: 'Nurata is a town in Central Uzbekistan. It is at the point where the Nurata range tapers out and meets the desert. The Nurata range is the southern ridge that makes the Ferghana valley. There is a large spring noted for it's miraculous powers and its fishes.
Nurata Suzani are sometimes compared to Mughal designs. I think it auspicious to remember that Babur (Zahiruddin Muhammad Babur), founder of the Mughal Empire came from the small principality of Andijan east of Nurata further up the Ferghana valley.'
# posted by JBOC @ 7:14 AM"
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'My jewelry is not mass produced. I design for those who understand and appreciate detail, originality and human touch. I take pride in an approach and design that is personal and genuine,' said Crystal. "
JBOC: "Jewish Rugs and Textiles of Palestine
Rugs and Textiles of Palestine: 'Rugs and Textiles of Palestine
So, why Palestine? Most of the rugs I expect to put here are from what was Palestine when they were made. If I called them Jewish rugs and textiles that would point to an area greater than I expet to encompass on this page.
A Marvadia 'Star of David' Carpet Jerusalem, Circa 1930
A Marvadia 'Deer' Carpet Jerusalem, Circa 1930
A Marvadia 'Wolf' Carpet Jerusalem, Circa 1930 lot 209
For a Jewish rug from Turkey see Hereke Silk Jewish Menora Rug'"
Rugs and Textiles of Palestine: "Rugs and Textiles of Palestine
So, why Palestine? Most of the rugs I expect to put here are from what was palestine when they were made. If I called them Jewish rugs and textiles that would point to an area greater than I expet to encompass on this page.
A Marvadia 'Star of David' Carpet Jerusalem, Circa 1930
A Marvadia 'Deer' Carpet Jerusalem, Circa 1930
A Marvadia 'Wolf' Carpet Jerusalem, Circa 1930 lot 209
For a Jewish rug from Turkey see Hereke Silk Jewish Menora Rug"
Rug News - Oriental rug events, articles and links: "Rug study tour - antique Ottoman carpets
The Rug Study Tour of Antique Ottoman Carpets 2004 is from Bucharest to Budapest on October 7-16, 2004, says Samy Rabinovic to Jozan Magazine......read more"
The Persian Carpet -Arts of Asia - Eskenazi to Close gallery
Arts of Asia - Eskenazi to Close gallery Arts of Asia: "JE: Ive done this job for twenty-seven years, ten years in London. I think it has to do with a mid-life change, rather than a mid-life crisis. I dont want to postpone things until I'm dead. My goal is to work by appointment, initially from my home in London. In the end I am trying to concentrate on the very best, selling just a few pieces a year, to focus on my health, family, research and publishing books. I am one of the founders of The Art Newspaper. I'm doing three or four books now.
About 85 per cent of my clients are in America. That is why I do the Armory Fair. Possibly I will do an exhibition in the Fall in a New York gallery. If you sit in your own gallery, the great pieces wont come to you. I am not closing because of the new law. If you talk to my friends, you will know I have been thinking about this for some years.
However, the new law will kill the English art market for nothing. The market will just move elsewhere. We need rules and regulations, but they must take into consideration the reality of the market, and make a difference between objects that can be legally exported and those that cannot." ΒΆ 1:21 PM
