Antique Caucasian Kuba Khyrda Gül
Chichi (Khirdagyd Chichi) or Derbend carpet.
Ian Bennett's Oriental Rugs Volume I
pl. 409 An interesting rug, the long narrow field
of which has a composition closely related to some so-called Chichi rugs.
The bold and handsome
border is characteristic of a group of long rugs usually attributed by
authors to Daghestan. Perhaps the most beautiful example in recent
literature is a rug with an open blue field surrounded by a bold red
serration illustrated by Eberhart Herrmann in Von Lotto bis Tekke (no.
31), a piece
which could possibly be late 18th century in date. However, a very similar
border is also found on later Shirvan long rugs — compare, for instance
255. Probably second half of the 19th century. |
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