Stylistics of design and pattern of Tehran carpet in Qajar era

Jallalian Rad, Toktam; ,

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Stylistics of design and pattern of Tehran carpet in Qajar era

Toktam Jallalian Rad ^*¹

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In the city of Tehran, especially in its suburbs, carpets were produced in the Qajar period in centralized and semi-centralized workshops. Carpets that are mostly made by master craftsmen and immigrant weavers from the cities of Yazd, Isfahan, Tabriz and Kerman. Carpets that are woven following the weaving techniques of the mentioned cities and the quality raw materials available in the city of Tehran with the conditions, facilities and tastes of this city, and it shows that there are links between the carpet style of Tehran and the mentioned cities in the design, pattern and coloring has been.
The main goal of the research is to identify the plan and map of Tehran carpet in the Qajar period. The main question of the article is: What was the basis of Tehran carpet design and what are its appearance characteristics? This research is a descriptive-analytical qualitative research approach and its statistical population is selected samples of carpets available in museums, Tehran bazaar and personal collections of people and images available in reliable sources, whose authenticity and age have been verified by experts. has been Considering the limited sources and brief written information about Tehran carpets, this research has been conducted by field, interview and observation method.
The results of the research indicate that the immigrant weavers living in Tehran and its suburbs, in addition to the productions of their main and native areas, have carpet designs from cities such as Isfahan, Tabriz, Kerman and other areas of style that have brought relative and general acceptance. They are also woven. Also, the examination of the few existing carpets from that period shows that the end of the Qajar period was associated with the prosperity of urban carpets in Tehran.

Article number: 7

Keywords: Tehran Carpet, Qajar period, design and motif

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Received: 2022/12/15 | Accepted: 2024/12/3 | Published: 2025/08/29