Monday, June 28, 2010

7th Qinghai Int'I Carpet Exhebition



Now that I am back from this specialized exhibition I realise how much Tibetan people respect their culture and inheritance. Their pride and Joye was reflected in every corner and aspects of Exhibit.

Sunday, June 27, 2010

Spiritual Gathering

 

 

Signed Persian rug with inscription of Hakim Omar Khayam Achiving highest piurity of existance identical to living in haven is being in Darvish gatherings and serving their traditions
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Saturday, June 26, 2010

Amazing Persian Carpet Covered Vase


While I was visiting China for an International Carpet Exhibiton, I came across these vases. They were tall and covered with Hand woven Persian carpets, with Persian garden design.

Friday, June 25, 2010

Roostam and dragon fight from Epics of a King


Carpet making is a way of life, a way to comiunicat, a way to discribe, to tell, to teach, to remember, and to tell heart kept stories to generations to come. Carpets were used as teaching instruments among tribal inhabitance for centuries. In Persia among different tribes like Qashqai, Afshar, Shahsavan, Kurd, Balooches, and etc carpets were used as teaching vehicel and comunications between childrens and adults. Childerens not only were tought how to make carpets, but they were though by carpets too. As quiet as carpets are, they have many stories to tell. My feature carpet this week is a Persian Rug hand made with wool originating in Iran Kurdistan Hammada. This carpet is about story of Roostam, a Famous Persian Hiro from Shahnameh-e Ferdoosy. Intiteled with inscription The Fight of Roostam with Dragon