Antique Hereke Turkish Rug 1600
Style: Hereke
Origin: Turkey
Size: 9. ft 09 in x 13 ft 01 in (2.97 m x
3.99 m)
Antique Hereke Turkish Rug 1600
Antique
Hereke, Turkey, 1880's - Every floral rug is a
garden of
sorts, teeming with plants and fruits. But this one is a lush, tropical
forest. Lotus palmettes and rosettes fill the spaces between the
dominant element - circular arrays of curving sickle leaves adapted
from the classical "Herati" design. The red and golden hues of the
field contrast nicely against the main blue-ground border with its
magnificent arabesque vine scroll. The finely proportioned detail of
this border also sets off the large-scale forms of the field in a savvy
opposition that helps to vary the overall density of the design.
Seen
on
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