Muṭāli̒āt-i tārīkh-i farhangī(Cultural History Studies)

Recognition of Mashhad Carpet during Qajar Era, Case Study: Two-Sided Altar Carpet (Mehrabi- Afshan Shah Abbasi with Chandelier in Astan Qods Carpet Museum)

Author

Hossein Kamandlou
Abstract
During Qajar rule in Iran and due to the lack of foreign competitor and holding exhibitions in western countries, some arts such as carpet weaving were flourished. Iranian especially Tabrizi merchants had established carpet weaving workshops in most part of Iran such as Mashhad, it had to be mentioned that in addition to available sources, some carpets in Astan Qods Carpet Museum are very useful for better understanding of the methods of Mashhad carpet weaving. The most important questions are that when had the art-industry of carpet weaving flourish in Mashhad? and according to available carpets in Astan Qods Carpet Museum what are the characteristics of Mashhad carpets during Qajar era? The aim of this research is the better identification of Mashhad carpet in Qajar era. Characteristics of weave, design and color arrangement will study in this research.

Keywords

Keywords: Mashhad
Carpet
Qajars
Astan Qods Carpet Museum
Itinerary
Muṭāli̒āt-i tārīkh-i farhangī(Cultural History Studies)
Volume 8, Issue 29
Winter 2016
Pages 127-147

  • Receive Date 14 September 2024
  • Publish Date 20 March 2016

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