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Title
- Landscape with bird design (descriptive title)
Collection
Production
- execution: Anonym, Lahore, about 1600
Period | Style | School
Subject
Material | Technique
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chain
: cotton -
,
weft: cotton
- , wool
- , asymmetrical knot
Measurements
- height: 233 cm
- width: 158 cm
Inventory number
- OR 292
Acquisition
- assumption, 1907
Department
- Textiles and Carpets Collection
Associated Objects
Description
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Lahore, one of the Mughal capitals, was a major center of carpet production on the Indian subcontinent. Stylistically, the carpet’s design fits very well into the late Akbar, resp., early
Jahangir period. The idealized garden scene with identifiable pairs of birds (peacocks, cranes etc.) and plants is designed naturalistically and delicately so that one can assume its model originated from the court studio. Its alignment
suggests that it was used as a wall hanging. In the border, the carpet features grotesque masks typical for Mughal India, as well as a ton sur ton color scheme and the omission of sharp
contouring. For a carpet with wool pile, it has a very high knot density, which underscores its extraordinary quality.
See More:
- Das Kaiserlich Königliche Österreichische Museum für Kunst und Industrie, 1864 - 1914, Abb. S. 79 (MAK Hauspublikation)
- Abb. im Global Lab Kat. (MAK Hauspublikation)
- MAK Führer 1993, Abb. S.128 (MAK Hauspublikation)
- 3D-Modell (MAK Sketchfab)
- Altorientalische Teppiche, Wien 1951, Abb. Tafel 30, 31 u. 32 (MAK Hauspublikation)
- Katalog der Ausstellung orientalischer Teppiche im K.K. Österr. Handels-Museum, 1891, Abb. S. 253 (MAK Hauspublikation)
- Führer durch das Österreichische Museum für Kunst und Industrie, 1929; Abb. 58 (MAK Hauspublikation)
Exhibition
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carpet / rug, Landscape with bird design, Anonym, MAK Inv.nr. OR 292
Last update
- 23.10.2024
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