Silk Yarkand or Kansu Fragment,
East Turkestan, c. 376 x 210 cm, (incl. supporting linen: c. 435 x 284 cm), 18th century, asymmetrical knot, open to the left, heavily layered, H 21, V 27 = c. 567 kts/sqm, tile-like squares between six monumental guls, which seem to be inspired by brocade patterns of the Ming Dynasty; if carpets of this kind are already extremely rare, the present specimen is the only known piece with silk pile, borders with sea waves and zig-zag line as well as a closed meander pattern; the carpet comes from Austrian private ownership, is trimmed at the lower end and was originally even longer, heavily worn with a low and mostly bare pile condition; sewn by the Museum of Islamic Art in Berlin on a linen support with eyelets stretched on a metal frame (available upon request).
Published:
Exhibition catalogue: Gewebt und Geknüpft IV, Antike Teppiche und Textilien aus oberösterreichischem Privatbesitz, exhibition of the “Linz group” of the TKF at Aschach Castle, 3-10 September 2010, p. 25, texts by Georg Butterwerk;
Further reading:
Hans Bidder, Teppiche aus Ost-Turkestan.
Expert: Vincent Pillinger
Vincent Pillinger
+43-1-515 60-314
vincent.pillinger@dorotheum.at
05.11.2019 - 16:00
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EUR 3.600,-
Silk Yarkand or Kansu Fragment,
East Turkestan, c. 376 x 210 cm, (incl. supporting linen: c. 435 x 284 cm), 18th century, asymmetrical knot, open to the left, heavily layered, H 21, V 27 = c. 567 kts/sqm, tile-like squares between six monumental guls, which seem to be inspired by brocade patterns of the Ming Dynasty; if carpets of this kind are already extremely rare, the present specimen is the only known piece with silk pile, borders with sea waves and zig-zag line as well as a closed meander pattern; the carpet comes from Austrian private ownership, is trimmed at the lower end and was originally even longer, heavily worn with a low and mostly bare pile condition; sewn by the Museum of Islamic Art in Berlin on a linen support with eyelets stretched on a metal frame (available upon request).
Published:
Exhibition catalogue: Gewebt und Geknüpft IV, Antike Teppiche und Textilien aus oberösterreichischem Privatbesitz, exhibition of the “Linz group” of the TKF at Aschach Castle, 3-10 September 2010, p. 25, texts by Georg Butterwerk;
Further reading:
Hans Bidder, Teppiche aus Ost-Turkestan.
Expert: Vincent Pillinger
Vincent Pillinger
+43-1-515 60-314
vincent.pillinger@dorotheum.at
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| Aukce: | Orientální koberce, textilie a tapiserie |
| Typ aukce: | Salónní aukce |
| Datum: | 05.11.2019 - 16:00 |
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| Prohlídka: | 30.10. - 05.11.2019 |