ORIGINAL, GRAND ET FIN TABRIZ

ORIGINAL, LARGE AND FINE TABRIZ
High-quality silky lambswool velvet
on cotton foundations.
Beige field with original decoration of scenes
daily life of Persian villagers with each
each season: we see a snowman
in the lower left, a representation of the harvest,
spring is symbolized on the right and autumn
at top left.
Note that these scenes of Persian village life
Persian village life frame a large central medallion
in the form of a crenellated mirror frame inlaid
with poetic inscriptions and adorned with a couple of
dignitaries taking tea.
Triple border, the main marine one decorated
cartouches interlaced with fine branches
twisted branches inlaid with bulbs,
animals and stylized flower buds and surrounded
cartouches with figures and landscapes.
Northwest Iran, circa 1940-1950.
Dimensions: 250 x 150 cm
(Good general condition)

Expert : Frank KASSAPIAN