CENTRAL PERSIA, SIGNED JAVAD TABATABAI, DATED AH 1331/1912 AD

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A PICTORIAL SILK KASHAN 'MOHTASHAM' RUG
CENTRAL PERSIA, SIGNED JAVAD TABATABAI, DATED AH 1331/1912 AD
Depicting Bahram Gur, the shepherd and his dog tied to a tree, some light surface dirt, overall very good condition
7ft.1in. x 4ft.5in. (219cm. x 138cm.)

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Lot Essay

The knot count is approximately 10V x 8H per cm. sq.

The inscription reads; raqam-e javad tabatabai, AH 1331/1912 AD
Work of Javad Tabatabai

hekayat-e bahram gur va shoban
The tale of Bahram Gur and the shepherd

The outer border cartouches are poetry from the Haft Peykar of Nizami.

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