Vintage Persian Shiraz Pictorial Rug
No. 25607
Persia
4 ft. 2 in. x 7 ft. 8 in.
(1.26 x 2.32 m)
Foxes, four rows of them, guard an implied chicken coop with four hens and a rooster, on a scarlet ground. Ecru border of upright flowers on the ends and flower chains at the sides. Rug depicting a familiar saying. Hungry foxes, innocent fowl. Cartoonish composition.
