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Title
- Hunting carpet (descriptive title)
Collection
Production
- execution: Anonym, Kashan, 1st half of the 16th century
Period | Style | School
Subject
Material | Technique
- silk
- , brocading weft: metal thread
- , asymmetrical knot
Measurements
- height: 687 cm
- width: 331 cm
Inventory number
- T 8336
Acquisition
- assumption, 1922
Department
- Textiles and Carpets Collection
Associated Objects
Description
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Due to its fineness, motifs, and size, the famous silk Vienna Hunting Carpet ranks among the world’s most exceptional carpets and was repeatedly publicized as early as the 19th century. Originating from the court of Shah Tahmasp I (r. 1524–1576), the carpet’s design presumably lay in the hands
of the court painters working for the art-minded ruler. Comparable hunting scenes are found in miniature painting, as well as on fabrics of Safavid production. The middle of the balanced pattern forms a medallion with dragons and
phoenixes—symbols of power borrowed from China found in the Persian formal repertoire since the Ilkhanid period. The corners are marked by quarters of the main medallion. Safavid horsemen and prey in the surrounding fields form one of
the famous imperial hunts. Peris (angel-like beings) are depicted in front of dainty tendrils in the surrounding borders.
See More:
- Artikel von Ignaz Schlosser zur Restaurierung der Jagdteppiches (MAK Hauspublikation)
- Abb. im Global Lab Kat. (MAK Hauspublikation)
- MAK Führer 1993, Abb. S.124 (MAK Hauspublikation)
- 3D-Modell (MAK Sketchfab)
- Ausstellung orientalischer Teppiche aus ehemals kaiserlichem Besitz, 1920, Abb. Kat. Nr. 1 (MAK Hauspublikation)
- Altorientalische Teppiche, Wien 1951, Abb. Tafel 7, 8, 9 u.10 (MAK Hauspublikation)
- Tradition und Experiment, 1988, Abb. 47 (MAK Hauspublikation)
- Führer durch das Österreichische Museum für Kunst und Industrie, 1929; Abb. 53 u. 54 (MAK Hauspublikation)
- Kunstschätze aus Iran, 1963, Abb. S. 80 (MAK Hauspublikation)
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Last update
- 23.10.2024
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