QASHQAI SHISHBOLUKI
Southwest Persian Antique Rug

(High-Collectible) ("One of “60 Best-of-Their-Type Rugs Sold in 2022") As woven diaries of an artist's personal and cultural experience, antique Qashqai weavings vividly display a compelling sensitivity to the order amid the complexity that underlies life. Qashqai rugs hold a special place in the world of 19th-century tribal artworks, partially as they express the unique viewpoint of a nomadic woman. Steeped in centuries-old traditional designs, developing a storied level of craftsmanship, and moved by creative inspiration, she keeps alive through her love of weaving her tribe's cultural significance. The weaver of this rug lived much of her year in barren conditions, yet this weaving is blanketed with myriad beautiful flowers! The fecundity expressed in this rug is airtight, leaving no room for depression. Its constantly shifting colors invite the eye to relax and move from seeing the part to seeing the whole and back again to the detail. Or focusing on the minutiae of each flower and pondering the endless proliferation of design and color in nature. No doubt this remarkable rug served as a psychologist for the family! The two outer diamonds, with their esoteric arrows and candelabra bookending the centerpiece with its floating ring of dahlias, offer a reminder to look at life from different perspectives. Qashqai rugs, especially the older ones like this piece, are referred to as "bibibaff" or having "grandmother's weave" and rival the finest city pieces. Its density of knots provides tremendous clarity and detail from the major motifs to minuscule ones and leaves one touched by the huge energy investment of the artist.

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