Shahsawan 16306Origin (State, Province): Northwest PersiaSize: 260x 121 cm Age: 4th quarter of 20thCategory: Northwest PersiaDescription of Design and History:Shahsavan Rugs ƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚€ƒ‚‚œ Highly unusual and exciting, antique Shahsavan or Shahsevan rugs and carpets have only recently been recognized as a distinct style of Persian rug. Uniquely, Shahsavan rugs and carpets were woven in an area of Persia known as the Transcaucasus ƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚€ƒ‚‚œ located today in extreme Northwest Iran. Because of the distinct cultural influences of this unique geographic region, Shahsavan carpets tend to have more in common with tribal Caucasian rugs than more traditional Persian rugs.Related to the Kurdish rugs that were also woven in the Transcaucasus region, Shahsavan weavings have a strongly tribal flavor with highly abstract, geometric designs and rich colors. This also makes Shahsavan rugs a close aesthetic cousin of the Caucasian carpets that were also historically woven in this general area.Shahsavan rugs are sometimes distinguished by certain shades of lavender or deep pink and salmon tones, in conjunction with soft blues; these light colors are atypical in other regional styles. The Shahsavan tribes were originally transported and resettled in the Northwest of Iran from their native homeland in Central Asia by the Persian kings of the seventeenth century. This important historical development helps to explain the close ties between the Shahsavan style and similar styles developed by the Turkomans and other Central Asian tribes. A unique style of antique Persian rug, Shahsavan rugs and carpets are rich in cultural significance as well as in beauty.All natural dyes are paramount for the carpet to have more than just decorative value. Beyond that, various dyers had varying levels of skill and invested different lengths of time in dyeing the yarns. The ƒƒ‚ƒƒ‚‚…ƒ‚‚“quality of color ƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚€ƒ‚‚œits radiance and level of nuance within each color ƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚€ƒ‚‚œis centrally important. Certain rare colors such as Tyrian purple, saffron yellow, cochineal rose and greens add to the carpet ƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚„ƒ‚‚¢s value

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