Important Fine Kurk Kashan 'Mohtasham' Pictorial-Rug (Story Of Leili & Majnun) 'Poetry Of Nizami Ganjavi', Central Persia, 19th century, wool/cotton/original purple silk Schirasi, approx. 181 x 135 cm, condition: 2 (good condition, professionally cleaned), this exceptional rug is because of his drawing and typical coloration one of the first productions from the legendary master weaver 'Hadji-Mullah Mohtasham Kashani', the field shows the oriental love story of 'Leili & Majnun', the borders are with writing cartouches from 'Nizami', in the center of thefield is the emaciated Majnun with Derwish, the upper part is with a royal palace, the part-below with fine drawing and detailed animals, remarkable fine Mohtasham knotting, very high-quality and soft wool, expressive natural dyes, (comparable Mohtasham qualitys are in the museum of Farsch in Tehran, Iran), masterpiece, absolutely Unique.**************************************** *****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************Special-Auction: Antique, old and decorative collector rugs & carpets. Please ask for condition-reports and more high-resolution detail photos. Henrys Auktionshaus AG Department 'Rugs & Carpets', teppich, tapis, tappeto, alfromba.