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Vintage Persian Yazd Silk Textile, No.30140 - Gsblank

Vintage Persian Yazd Silk Textile

No. 30140
Persia, Mid-20th Century
3 ft. 9 in. x 6 ft. 7 in.
(1.13 x 1.99 m)

Silk velvet ikat. The red velvet field shows a warp ikat pattern of a large cypress flanked by small cypresses topped by peacocks, under a nested, cusped arch. Ikat zig-zag triple side borders. Similar layouts are found on Karabagh pile prayer rugs.