Antique Persian Kerman Rug, 11'03 X 23'06

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76837 Antique Persian Kerman Rug, 11'03 x 23'06.

The Garden Chronicle: An Antique Persian Kerman Masterpiece of Opulent Splendor

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The Garden Chronicle: An Antique Persian Kerman Masterpiece of Opulent Splendor

Created in the Early 20th Century, this hand-knotted wool oversized antique Persian Kerman rug is a captivating expression of a weaving tradition celebrated for sophisticated pictorial design and exceptional finesse. Its monumental proportions transform the carpet into an immersive work of decorative art, recalling the great Persian fascination with the garden as an earthly vision of paradise. The elaborate compartment arrangement unfolds across the surface like an illuminated manuscript, giving this imposing textile the presence of an important collector’s piece and the prestige of a stunning masterwork from a distinguished era of Kerman craftsmanship.

The field is organized as a Four Seasons garden design, its succession of cusped lozenges forming individual botanical worlds within a larger composition. Each compartment contains a profusion of palmettes, rosettes, lotus forms, flowering branches, leafy stems, and arabesque vines. Traditionally, the Four Seasons theme celebrates nature’s perpetual cycle—awakening, abundance, maturity, and renewal—while the garden itself carries associations with paradise, harmony, and cultivated beauty. Palmettes suggest flourishing life, lotus blossoms evoke rebirth, and rosettes convey loveliness, transforming the repeating panels into symbolic meditations on continuity.

Between these substantial lozenges, the surrounding ground becomes a tapestry of flora and fauna, enriched by flowering trees, scattered blossoms, and small animal forms. Their presence evokes the Persian garden as a complete universe in miniature, where plant and creature coexist within an ordered landscape. Shifts between crimson, midnight blue, powder blue, ivory, rose, and earthen tones establish a jewel-like cadence from compartment to compartment. The scale allows this remarkable pattern to reveal itself gradually, offering new details with every viewing and giving the carpet an almost encyclopedic richness.

A broad botanical border encloses the garden with scrolling foliage, floral cartouches, palmettes, and blossoms, accompanied by multiple guard bands that create an appropriately formal conclusion. The immense dimensions amplify the rarity of the extraordinary masterpiece, making its survival especially compelling for connoisseurs seeking carpets with architectural presence. Designed to command a grand salon, estate library, gallery, or palatial residence, this Kerman offers something beyond decoration: the privilege of living with an exquisite work of art whose craftsmanship, symbolism, and colossal artistry embody the enduring romance of Persian culture.

Abrash.
Hand-knotted wool.
Measures: 11’03 x 23’06.
Hotel Lobby Size Carpet 11 x 24 Rug.
Date: 1900s. Early 20th Century. See less