Gereh & Naqsh
From the Collection

A star-medallion Zojaji

A large star-medallion Isfahan carpet by Ahmad Zojaji: an ivory field of dense Shah Abbasi flora around a red-and-navy star medallion, navy corner medallions, and a deep wine border, the white silk fringes visible at both ends.
In Detail
The corner of the carpet: the navy floral spandrel meeting the ivory field, the full border system, and the white silk fringe.
The many-lobed star medallion at an angle, its rings of madder, navy and light blue resolving into the ivory field.
The carpet folded over itself, the white silk fringe and kilim end in the foreground against the border.
The carpet in soft folds, the wool pile catching the light along each crest.