Fine Kashan Souf Silk - Iran 19th

End Kashan souf
in silk and relief
Persia, late 19th century

Prayer rug
Technical characteristics: wool velor
and silk, chains, wefts and silk fringes
natural.
Density : 10/12000 knots per dm2
A salmon mihrab accommodates two
trees of life intertwined with branches,
adorned with delicate flowers with multiple
polychrome corollas. A flower vase,
from which exhales a magnificent bouquet
of flowers, complete the decor. Vaults
with sky blue arabesques are vegetated
by multicolored floral stems. Four
edging, highlighted, garlanded
flowers, frame the border
main, with successions of corollas, on
a tangle of floral ramifications.
Fuchsia outer braid.
Great presence.