Oriental rugs, antique and modern . Central Asiatic group,though in some instances it appears as little more than a serratedline. It is represented in the narrow guard-stripes of some of theWestern Asia Minor carpets of the XV Century. According to Mr. COLOUR PLATE III —MOSUL RUG Long before the commercial instinct had been felt among the weaversof the Orient, one or more of them dwelling in the Mesopotamian valleytied the knots of this old Mosul. The central field is of cameVs hairthat shades from a rich dark chestnut at one end to lighter tones at theother, and is enlivened by bright flowers
Oriental rugs, antique and modern . Central Asiatic group,though in some instances it appears as little more than a serratedline. It is represented in the narrow guard-stripes of some of theWestern Asia Minor carpets of the XV Century. According to Mr. COLOUR PLATE III —MOSUL RUG Long before the commercial instinct had been felt among the weaversof the Orient, one or more of them dwelling in the Mesopotamian valleytied the knots of this old Mosul. The central field is of cameVs hairthat shades from a rich dark chestnut at one end to lighter tones at theother, and is enlivened by bright flowers representing those found onthe river s banks. This variation of ground colour, the small geometricdesigns at the extreme ends of the fields, the eight-pointed stars of themain stripe of the border, and some of the drawing are nomadic char-acteristics. The dainty vine and flower of the narrow guard stripes,on the other hand, show Persian influence. This piece represents a type of which few now remain. Property of the Author \\\ ,. DESIGNS AND SYMBOLS 67 John Mumford, even in the oldest Egyptian symbolism a zigzagline stood for water and by implication for eternity; and a succes-sion of these arranged to represent the sea has long been a recog-nised carpet design in India, China, and Persia. One of the most common designs is what has been called the latch-hook. When there is a long succession of latch-hooks with thestraight ends resting on a line and the hooked ends inclined in thesame direction, as in Plate K, Fig. 20 (opp. Page 230), they are calledrunning latch-hooks. Since they appear in the Dragon and Phoenixrug (opp. Page 88), that was probably woven about the end of theXIV Century, they are evidently a very old design, which not improb-ably was derived from the Chinese fret. The hook is of differentshapes, and is sometimes perpendicular, sometimes inclined. Itsparticular function is to shade or subdue the harsh effect of a suddentransition from one colour to another tha
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