KERMANSHAH TREE OF LIFE
Southeast Persian Antique Carpet

(High-Collectible) ("One of “60 Best-of-Their-Type Rugs Sold in 2022") Exhibiting intricate formality and stunningly balanced ornate design, this tremendously finely woven piece boasts an unfathomably detailed fantastical rendition of a life-like blossoming tree motif. Planned asymmetry in its sinuous boughs and lush backdrop adds prodigious visual and artistic interest, further enhanced by dextrous chiaroscuro and color juxtapositions. An abundance of expertly illustrated bursting flower forms adorn the field, each species appearing in a cluster only once! Two peacocks framed by dervish-like vine tracery curiously peek at each other over the Kufic inscribed archway in ornate corner spandrels. Also tucked within this botanical wonderland are skillfully camouflaged exotic bird species, while near the base of the tree, a guardian stork looks on. The design of this floral carpet is one of the most advanced we have ever seen, boldly challenging the region's sacrosanct principle of symmetry as an expression of the divine with a much more realistic and vivacious arboreal loveliness.

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