Oriental rugs, antique and modern . ern usually consists of what is known as theSunburst resting on a field of dull red or a tawny shade. Theborder is almost invariably of three stripes, of which the central hasthe tarantula design, and the two guards have a reciprocal sawtoothdesign. The field of the typical Chichi has an all-over pattern of small geo-metric design; and its main border stripe has rosettes separated bydiagonal ribbon-like bars, as shown in Plate I, Fig. 6 (opp. Page 226). Rugs from the Karabagh district may frequently be recognisedby the Persian influence in the drawing of the
Oriental rugs, antique and modern . ern usually consists of what is known as theSunburst resting on a field of dull red or a tawny shade. Theborder is almost invariably of three stripes, of which the central hasthe tarantula design, and the two guards have a reciprocal sawtoothdesign. The field of the typical Chichi has an all-over pattern of small geo-metric design; and its main border stripe has rosettes separated bydiagonal ribbon-like bars, as shown in Plate I, Fig. 6 (opp. Page 226). Rugs from the Karabagh district may frequently be recognisedby the Persian influence in the drawing of their patterns. Genghas may readily be distinguished from other classes of thisgroup by the fact that the weft crosses more than twice and fre-quently many times, between every two rows of knots, which arenot appressed, so that the weft, as it encircles the warp, appearsat the back like a narrow beaded surface. Daghestans, Kabistans, and Shirvans have so many differentpatterns that it is not always easy to distinguish the classes; but. w Pirate 65. Chinese Rug of the Keen-Lung Period HOW TO DISTINGUISH RUGS 293 it will be some assistance to remember that the border design ofwine cup and serrated leaf (Plate I, Fig. 1, opp. Page 226) is found inabout one half of the Shirvans, and that the bracket design (PlateJ, Fig. 19, opp. Page 228) is peculiar to Daghestans and Kabistans. The small Central Asiatic group is not only unlike other groups,but may naturally be divided into three subgroups, which are alsodistinct from one another and contain well-defined classes, viz.: (a) Afghan, Royal Bokhara, Princess Bokhara, Tekke, Khiva, Yomud, and Beshire. (b) Samarkand, Kashgar, and Yarkand. (c) Beluchistan. In the first subgroup the prevailing colours are dark reds andbrowns with minor quantities of blue, green, and ivory. The Af-ghans are almost always of large size, and may be recognised at onceby the broad web of the ends and the large octagonal shaped figuresplaced in contact in perpendi
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