Kerman ‘Naser al-Din Shah Qajar and Sattar Khan’

Description

A fascinating small Kerman, woven circa 1910, depicting two of the most important figures in modern Persian history. At the centre is Naser al-Din Shah Qajar, who ruled Persia from 1848 until his assassination in 1896, making him one of the longest-reigning monarchs in Persian history. Despite his exceptionally long reign and the abundance of Qajar imagery in Persian art, representations of Naser al-Din Shah on carpets are surprisingly uncommon, making his appearance here particularly interesting. At the corners, the future King Ahmad Shah Qajar. Above him is Sattar Khan (with Bagher Khan under Naser al-Din Shah), the legendary hero of the Persian Constitutional Revolution (1905–1911). A native of Tabriz, Sattar Khan became one of the principal leaders of the constitutionalist resistance, famously defending Tabriz during the siege and fighting to preserve the newly established constitutional order against royalist forces. His role made him a symbol of courage, resistance, and the struggle for constitutional government, and he remains celebrated today as one of Iran’s great national heroes. The juxtaposition of these two figures is especially intriguing: the Qajar monarch who represented the old royal order, and Sattar Khan, whose name became inseparable from the movement that challenged that order. A wonderful little Kerman with an unusually strong historical subject and a fascinating glimpse into how Persian history was represented through carpet weaving.

Size 80 x 58 cm / 2’7″ x 1’11”

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