An antique silk Kashan 'Mohtasham' prayer rug, Central Persia (Iran), c. 209 x 135 cm.
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Around 1890. An ivory coloured ground with a polychrome niche, blooming trees, columns and a large flower vase. A wide blue melange main border with palmettes and blooming trees.
Exhibitions
Compare Christie's London 'Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds Including Oriental Rugs and Carpets', 24 October 2024, lot 213.
More information
Hajji Mollah Mohammed Hassan Mohtasham is considered one, of a very limited number, of masters who successfully re-established Kashan as a carpet hub in Iran (Persia) in the late 19th century. The term 'Mohtachem' is often used and is synonymous with the finest carpets that were tied in Kashan at the end of the 1800s by Hajji Mollah Mohammed Hassan Mohtasham and his family. The carpets from his atelier are identified, for example, by light blue cotton inserts and violet silk languetting.