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Rezvani
Josheghan Rug 12'x8' Ca. 1920
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Josheghan-e-Qali, Joshagan, Joshagan, Djaushegan
Josheghan is one of the oldest centers of
continuous weaving in Iran. If I recall correctly in the Survey
of Persian Art Arthur Upham Pope wrote about Josheghan. That
there had been weaving in Josheghan since before the Afghan invasion
that deeply disrupted much of the Safavid era carpet weaving for
export.
This leaves a bit of a conundrum. How could the
small Iranian town of Josheghan-e-Qali produce enough carpets to have
the signifagence in Safavid times that the record indicate. This is
actually simpler than many rug experts would make it. Josheghan-e-Qali
has been superceded by Meymeh as the market center for that region.
Why? The simple answer is that the major highway from Tehran to Isfahan
bypasses Josheghan-e-Qali and runs through Meymeh. Before Tehran was an
impotant city Josheghan-e-Qali was on the more important road south
from Kashan to Isfahan. Only after Tehran became the Capital of Iran
did Meymeh superced Josheghan-e-Qali as the dominant market center for
that region. I often wonder if Pope's critics spent much time reading
history or looking at maps.
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Sotheby's
Joshagan carpet Late 19th C.
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Joshegan, Iran. From 4 by 6 on up to large carpet
sizes.
Structure: Asymmetrical knot open right. 9 knots
per horizontal inch and 8 knots per vertical inch. 72 per square inch
(1116 per square decimeter)
Yarn Spin: Z.
Warp: Cotton, white.
Weft: Cotton 2 shot. 1 rigid, 1 sinuous often
white or blue. Not unusual to see multiple singles in one weft as we
see to the left.
Pile: 2 Wool singles.
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