A Vase Carpet from the Reign of Shah Abbas the Great (1521-1629)

Head of Christie's Rugs & Carpets department, Louise Broadhurst describes this impressive fragment of an important carpet belonging to a group known as 'Vase' carpets. Here she explains the design, the dye used and where the other fragments of this huge carpet live now. Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds Including Oriental Rugs and Carpets - 2 April at Christie's London. -- Subscribe to Christie's YouTube: http://goo.gl/Vmh7Hf Sign up to Christie's Weekly: https://goo.gl/kc8qpV Follow Christie's on: Facebook: https://ift.tt/2elC9Zg Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChristiesInc Instagram: https://ift.tt/2iJ3lGm Pinterest: https://ift.tt/2elCafM