and so it is that in these rugs are manyreminders of the Persian workmanship. In the centre of typical patterns is usually some star-shaped design from which radiate lines that sug-gest the effulgence of light, and the corners of thefield are quadrangles of octagons fringed withsimilar lines.… … A I-ERAGHAN RUG the large numl)er of mechanically drawn birdswhich are rarely seen in any other class of rugs.The colours, too, have an individuality of their own,since they are often dull tones of tan, light blueand pale yellow, that convey the impression ofbeing faded; yet in the finest examples,…
Art · Decoration and ornament
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