Oriental rugs, antique and modern . uruk. GROUP III. CAUCASIAN. (a) North Caucasian: Daghestan, Kabistan, Kuba, Derbend, Lesghian, Chichi, Tcherkes. (b) Trans Caucasian: Baku, Shirvan, Soumak, Shemakha, Tiflis, Kutais, Kazak, Karabagh,Shusha, Gengha. GROUP IV. CENTRAL ASIATIC. (a) West Turkoman sub-group, Western influence: Royal Bokhara, Princess Bokhara, Tekke, Yomud, Khiva, Afghan,Beshir. (b) East Turkoman sub-group, Eastern influence: Samarkand, Kashgar, Yarkand. (c) Beluchistan. GROUP V. INDIAN. (a) Northern India: Srinagar, Amritsar, Lahore, Multan, Agra, Allahabad, Mirzapur, Zabal-pur,
Oriental rugs, antique and modern . uruk. GROUP III. CAUCASIAN. (a) North Caucasian: Daghestan, Kabistan, Kuba, Derbend, Lesghian, Chichi, Tcherkes. (b) Trans Caucasian: Baku, Shirvan, Soumak, Shemakha, Tiflis, Kutais, Kazak, Karabagh,Shusha, Gengha. GROUP IV. CENTRAL ASIATIC. (a) West Turkoman sub-group, Western influence: Royal Bokhara, Princess Bokhara, Tekke, Yomud, Khiva, Afghan,Beshir. (b) East Turkoman sub-group, Eastern influence: Samarkand, Kashgar, Yarkand. (c) Beluchistan. GROUP V. INDIAN. (a) Northern India: Srinagar, Amritsar, Lahore, Multan, Agra, Allahabad, Mirzapur, Zabal-pur, Patna, Jaipur.(6) Southern India: Madras, Mysore, Bangalore, Warangal, Malabar, Hyderabad, Mar-sulipatam. GROUP VI. (a) XVII Century: Late Ming 1600-1643 and Early Kang-hi (1662-1700).(6) XVIII Century: 1. Late Kang-hi (1700-1722). 2. Yung-ching (1722-1736). (1736-1795). (c) Early and Middle XIX Century. (d) Late XIX Century or Modern. 1 This group includes both antique and modern rugs. CHAPTER IX PERSIAN RUGS. N the grouping of Oriental rugs, it is notalways desirable to follow the present polit-ical divisions of territory, since great andfrequent changes in national boundaries haveoccurred without corresponding changes inthe traditional style of weaving. Thus ithappens that with the rugs made in Persia,which is still called Iran by its inhabitants,it is desirable to group those made within that former Iran thatincluded the valley of Mesopotamia on the west and part of Af-ghanistan on the east. The woven products of all this territory-have characteristics that are similar to one another and that dif-ferentiate them from those of other countries. Their patterns aredistinctly floral, representing leaf, bud, and flower, and show atendency to naturalistic drawing with graceful and often intricatelines. Moreover, their colour schemes of delicate tones are notonly beautiful but in perfect harmony. In marked contrast withthem are the rugs of Caucasia, Asia Minor
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