Mid Century Pink And Turquoise Yazd Zilu
Stock No
RC112
2019
- £1,500.00
- €1,795 Euro
- $1,887 US Dollar
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Item Description
275cm x 158cm, circa 1950
Exceptionally beautiful and bold colour combination on this flat-weave from the desert province of Yazd. The complex and highly skilled weaving technique employed on Zilu textiles results in the pattern being inverted on each side: One side is predominantly turquoise, the reverse is predominantly pink.
These cotton, double sided flat weave rugs are unique to the city of Meybod, where they are believed to have been produced since the Sassanian Dynasty (224 to 651 AD). According to the Zilu Museum of Meybod, there are now only a dozen weavers left practising this ancient art.
Condition overall is excellent for age, with no restorations or significant damage. The selvages are frayed, and there are minor signs age/usage, some small areas of localised wear to the weave. The turquoise side displays better, the pink having a couple of small marks (At bottom left pink side there is a small area, 2cm square, of a hard, wax like substance and above that a couple of longer marks, see images and video) but no significant stains. There are some darker spots to the pink side also, possibly colour bleed.
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Item Info
Seller
Seller Location
Sheffield, Yorkshire
Item Dimensions
H: 275cm W: 158cm
Period
circa 1950
Item Location
United Kingdom
Seller Location
Sheffield, Yorkshire
Item Location
United Kingdom
Seller Contact No
+44 (0)7530 381491
