Pictorial Koum Kapi Rugs
Guide to Pictorial Koum Kapi Rugs & Carpets
Examples:
Antique Silk pictorial Kum Kapi Rug circa 1910
General Classification: Turkish Rugs
MEASUREMENTS
210 by 140cm. 6ft. 11in. by 4ft. 7in.
DESCRIPTION
DATE OF OBJECT
Circa 1910
CATALOGUE NOTE
Rugs woven by the Armenian weavers of the so-called ‘Kum Kapi’ workshops in Istanbul usually derived their inspiration from Safavid designs. This rug is unusual, however, due to its pictorial subject matter, arranged in a landscape format and influenced by 19th century European ‘Orientalist’ pictures. The scene depicts a group of travelers and their mules in front of the Çesme of Sultan Ahmed III, with the Blue Mosque in the distance.
Antique Silk and Metal Thread KumKapi Rug early 20th century
General Classification: Turkish Rugs
MEASUREMENTS
168 by 129cm. 5ft. 6in. by 4ft. 3in.
DESCRIPTION
Early 20th century, probably depicting a courtyard at the Topkapi Palace