The Persian carpet, rendered under the magic flying carpet, is like a legend in the eyes of the world, it appears in myths and stories large and small, in the magical world of one thousand and one nights, and in people's endless imaginations. Each exquisite carpet is a living work of art, a needle and a thread, carrying the precipitation of a thousand years of civilization and the inspiration and imagination of artists. Iran is the birthplace of persian carpet weaving art, as the successor of the Persian Empire, the rich carpet culture is the cultural lifeblood of Iran.
A few days ago, the Iranian Persian Art Exhibition was held at the Guangzhou Museum of Art, with a total of 90 precious and exquisite Persian carpets and handicrafts on display until April 2.
According to reports, Persian carpets emphasize hand weaving, and weaving a Persian carpet requires great patience. The production of Persian carpets required months or even years of hard work by skilled craftsmen. It is said that weaving a handmade Persian carpet is something that professional weavers learn from the age of seven or eight and cannot fully master until they are of marriageable age.
Due to the integration of ancient Persian civilization, Persian carpets have gradually evolved into an art form and have become rare art treasures. Not only are many paintings, furniture and fashion decoration indispensable to persian carpets, but in the West it is even regarded as art on the ground, and it is believed that there is no more glorious work of art in the interior than Persian carpets. Many palaces, famous buildings, mansions and art galleries and museums around the world treasure Persian carpets. At present, in the mainland, Persian carpets, as a luxury, have quietly entered some high-end families on the mainland.
Key Exhibits——
Museum-level tapestries
Persian tapestry "RUMI".
This tapestry, which is only 21×30cm, took a full 7 months to weave. With 15 knots per centimeter, few authors have been able to weave tapestries of this density, a density that has reached the level of a museum collection. It is hand-knitted with special cashmere and silk, and the author needs to borrow a magnifying glass to see the fine knots.
Pure silk carpet
Pure silk carpet "Secret Garden".
Pure silk carpet is the Persian carpet with the most difficult craftsmanship, high value and the largest appreciation space in Persian carpets.
Carpet color can be up to more than 200 kinds, and golden yellow is the most difficult color of all colors in the dyeing system, this pure silk golden yellow carpet, a large area of golden yellow system, first of all in the dyeing process on the cost of a lot of time, and need to be like Tabriz REZA ESKANDARI such a level of master to dye, secondly, the design of this carpet is derived from the ancient Persian palace fresco elements, with Iran's national flower rose, vines around the branches and leaves, plus the color dazzling, The whole reflects the prosperity of the ancient Persian period.
The royal palace is made of antique carpets
Antique carpet "Eyes of Persia".
The pair of carpets was handmade in the 19th century for the then King of Iran, Reza Shah, and placed in his palace in the city of Shiraz.
Although this carpet named "Eye of Persia" has a history of more than a hundred years, its color is still bright and bright, and the middle blue is colored from the natural ore blue of Iranian turquoise, and the advantage of natural dyeing is that the color is very soft, and it will not fade after many years, plus hand-knitting is more collectible!
Antique pendants
Antique pendant "Kashkul".
The name of this antique artwork is Kashkul. Kashkul is a small boat carried on the shoulders of dervishes and Sufis, which is hundreds of years old and has spiritual symbolism.
This antique artwork features an ID woven by the artist, which was woven during the reign of the last Persian king, Ahmad Shah Qajar, in 1922.
Antique tapestries
Antique tapestries
This tapestry is more than 30 years old, and has accompanied the protagonist for more than 30 years, and the protagonist's father collected it when he went to the nomadic tribe of Zagro in southern Iran.
This tapestry, the middle of the forest is always shining, the sky outside is incomparably blue, although the forest is dark, but the clear river water moisturizes these trees to thrive. The protagonist's father collected this work in fact to tell him that no matter what he did, he should not give up when he encountered any difficulties, and if he insisted on it, there would always be a day when the clouds would be lifted.
Written by: Nandu reporter Zhou Peiwen intern Zhou Zhengying
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