Shah Abbas pattern
The Shah Abbas (i) pattern is a central, so-called all-over carpet pattern , which consists of delicate lotus , arabesque and palmette motifs. These require a high knot density. The pattern was created under the rule of the Safavid Shah Abbas I around the 17th century and is common on Iranian Kashan , Isfahan , Mashhad and Na'in carpets and their copies from India , China and Pakistan .
The motif is characterized by a continuous, well-ordered flower pattern made up of various rosettes , palmettes and lancet leaves . Tendrils connect the structures and give a uniform picture. Rugs with this pattern often show a medallion in the middle and quarter medallions in the corners. The execution is highly complicated and requires masterly supervision in the factories. There the samples are calculated using graph paper .
variants
A variant that appears again and again within the Shah Abbas pattern is the Eslimi pattern . Here the tendrils turn into infinite spirals and become the main motif and the floral pattern takes a back seat. Other varieties are the vase and the mille fleurs pattern . The former are based on the historical carpets of the Safavid period. The mille fleur pattern littered the carpet with innumerable, stemless little flowers (origin of the word) that cluster into bouquets or occasionally form flower chains. This arrangement is continued in the borders. The flowers always stay connected.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Shah Abbas pattern (on: AllesZumTeppich.de)
- ↑ a b The Shah Abbasi pattern ( Memento from September 1, 2005 in the Internet Archive )
literature
- SAMilhofer, Orient-Teppiche, Fackelträger-Verlag 1966 - Schmidt-Küster GmbH, without ISBN