A carpet, a semi-antique silk Kashan figural, ca 309-310 x 204,5-207 cm.

A yellow ground with a polychrome decor of blooming trees, cloud bands, deer, predators, monkeys, an oxe, hares, a butterfly, a peacock, a rooster family and other birds. A wide burgundy main border with flower vines as well as alternating blue and yellow cartouches with animals, birds and flowers. A label at the back: Nr. 976 "Kashen" Köpt av Hj. H.son Kimberg i Bagdad Dec: 1937.

Abrashes. Some partly a little harder wear, dirty, stains, one insignificant fragile area ("cherook"). The sides and ends have minor fold wear, the ends and the fringes with damages, many fringes are missing.

Provenance

From the collection of Hj. H:son Kinbergs samling; Lennartsnäs country house sale, 9-10 October 1999, H010:452.

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