1990s Khan Hali Hereke Sad Autumn Design Textile Art

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This is an authentic & like-new condition Turkish Hereke rug, made by the Khan Hali workshop in 12/12 quality, or … Read more This is an authentic & like-new condition Turkish Hereke rug, made by the Khan Hali workshop in 12/12 quality, or 144 hand-tied knots per square centimeter. This equates to over 900+ hand-tied knots per square inch, more than nine times what you might find in an average flooring carpet. It measures 60 cm by 38 cm, excluding the fringe. In Latin script on the upper left you will see the designation "Hereke" knotted into the pile and, on the upper right the signature of the workshop "Khan Hali" in Arabic-Persian script.

Authentic Turkish Hereke rugs, unlike Chinese replicas, are true hand-knotted carpets, made to amazing levels of fineness out of real Turkish (Bursa) silk, considered the best in the world. These rugs are 100% silk, both the knotted pile and the underlying foundation. Sadly the Turkish production of these items is now almost gone, a victim of modernization in Turkey and the cheaper Chinese production crowding the marketplace. The quality of the Turkish pieces has never been equalled however, not in the dye, materials, or quality of workmanship, by Chinese or Indian productions.

This particular design, "Sad Autumn," is common in authentic Hereke rugs. In the center of the navy-blue field it features a tree with autumnal branches and a number of birds nesting and fluttering. Below the scene deer and foliage are rendered in detail. The border is composed of Ottoman-style palmettes, boteh motifs, all rendered in coral, turquoise, and gold tones.

Authentic Turkish Hereke carpets in good condition are increasingly rare and collectible. This later production, likely from the time period of 1990-2000, is in like-new condition, and is an excellent example of the last production years of the Turkish Hereke art. See less