Modern Persian Tabriz Pictorial Throw Rug
No. 32120
Persia, 21st century
2 ft. 7 in. x 3 ft. 5 in.
(0.78 x 1.03 m)
A wool pile of symmetric knots on a cotton foundation. This finely knotted photo-pictorial piece depicts a shepherd guiding his small flock along a village dirt road, flanked by walled houses and leafy trees. The use of rug knots as pixel-like elements is a recent innovation.
