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Khotan
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308 x 152 cm (10' 1" x 5')
East Turkestan, early 19th century
Condition: good, scattered low pile, several small professional restorations, signs of use on the sides
Published: "Carpets from Eastern Turkestan", Hans Bidder, 1964, plate XVII
Warp: cotton, weft: wool, pile: wool
It is difficult to imagine what we would know about East Turkestan carpets if a young diplomat in Shanghai in the 1920s had not taken an interest in them. He had access to Chinese dealers and studied the carpets - as well as the felt pieces - during the next 20 years he spent in China. Hans Bidder (1897 - 1963) was only able to devote himself to his notes after his retirement, and his wife eventually published the book posthumously; for decades, it remained the only monograph on this group of carpets.
The extraordinary border of our example immediately reminded us of this publication, but one must turn the book upside down to be certain that it is indeed the upper carpet on Plate XVII.
The field is covered with so-called Besh Güls, the five-flower motif. Four of these Besh Güls combine with a rhombus in a staggered arrangement to form what Bidder described as a Herati pattern. The field appears to rest on another carpet displaying a four-flower motif inscribed within rhombuses. The illusion is particularly perfect in the lower right corner.
This border design would appear to be unique among East Turkestan carpets, were it not for a carpet by Sandra Whitman, shown in Hali 20th Anniversary, page 68. The use of green, although sparse, is also very unusual.
A wonderful carpet with first-class provenance.
Estimate: € 8000 - 12000
East Turkestan, early 19th century
Condition: good, scattered low pile, several small professional restorations, signs of use on the sides
Published: "Carpets from Eastern Turkestan", Hans Bidder, 1964, plate XVII
Warp: cotton, weft: wool, pile: wool
It is difficult to imagine what we would know about East Turkestan carpets if a young diplomat in Shanghai in the 1920s had not taken an interest in them. He had access to Chinese dealers and studied the carpets - as well as the felt pieces - during the next 20 years he spent in China. Hans Bidder (1897 - 1963) was only able to devote himself to his notes after his retirement, and his wife eventually published the book posthumously; for decades, it remained the only monograph on this group of carpets.
The extraordinary border of our example immediately reminded us of this publication, but one must turn the book upside down to be certain that it is indeed the upper carpet on Plate XVII.
The field is covered with so-called Besh Güls, the five-flower motif. Four of these Besh Güls combine with a rhombus in a staggered arrangement to form what Bidder described as a Herati pattern. The field appears to rest on another carpet displaying a four-flower motif inscribed within rhombuses. The illusion is particularly perfect in the lower right corner.
This border design would appear to be unique among East Turkestan carpets, were it not for a carpet by Sandra Whitman, shown in Hali 20th Anniversary, page 68. The use of green, although sparse, is also very unusual.
A wonderful carpet with first-class provenance.
Estimate: € 8000 - 12000