A silk rug laid out like a garden in panels. At the centre, on a navy ground full of roses and blossoms, an arched window opens onto a domed garden pavilion with columns, surrounded by green trees under a turquoise sky with birds. Above it sit two small rugs-within-the-rug in pale blue, and below it two more in red and ivory, each a complete little carpet of stepped diamonds with its own border, set on rust and olive grounds scattered with birds, flowers and tiny figures. A wide navy main border of octagons, stars and stepped triangles, between narrow floral guard stripes, frames the design, with a rust outer band and silk fringe at both ends.
Hand-knotted in silk in Qum. The fine knotting lets the pavilion and every small motif read clearly, and the silk makes the many colours glow. At 100×152cm this is a small rug, suited to a wall, a spot in front of a sofa or beside a bed.
- Origin: Iran
- Type: Qum, hand-knotted
- Material: 100% silk
- Design: Garden panels with a pavilion scene
- Size: 100×152cm (3'3"×5'0") — Small
- Colour: Navy
- SKU: QA5803
- One-of-a-kind: Yes
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