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塔伯利兹皇家地毯
产地：塔伯利兹（波斯西北部）
年代：约1940年
材质：羊毛、真丝
尺寸：625×398 cm
出版： 《伊斯兰东方手织工艺地毯》，第2页，图版3，SH.SAMEYEH PTE LTD，新加坡，1993年。
A ROYAL TABRIZ CARPET
Origin: Tabriz, North West Persia
Age: circa 1940?
Medium: Wool, Silk
Size : 625×398 cm
Illustrated: Islamic Art Hand Knotted Oriental Carpet, SH SAMEYEH PTE LTD, Singapore, 1993, p.2, pl.3.
RMB: 1,000,000－1,200,000
这张金碧辉煌的皇家地毯是伊朗国王巴列维特意为客人定制的。穆罕穆德?礼萨?巴列维（1919-1980），是伊朗巴列维王朝的第二代君主，也是伊朗国王时代的最后一位君王。早年在瑞士接受教育，1936年入德黑兰军官学校，毕业后任少尉衔皇家军队检察官。1941年9月继位（1967年10月加冕）。在位期间，强化君主专政，独揽大权，先后更换了23名首相，力图重振“大波斯帝国”。1979年1月在反国王运动的压力下被迫出走，王朝被推翻，12月流亡巴拿马。1980年7月27日卒于埃及开罗。
巴列维生前居住过的王宫有两处最有名，分别是萨德阿巴德王宫和古列斯坦王宫。萨德阿巴德王宫占地410公顷，始建于凯加王朝，后为巴列维国王的夏宫，共有18处宫殿，包括国王、王后、王储、亲玉的宫殿等。古列斯坦王宫又称玫瑰宫，堪称伊朗建筑的精华，巴列维父子的加冕典礼就是在这里举行的。宫内陈设、装饰十分豪华，沙发、桌椅、窗帘、吊灯均从法国、英国、捷克、印度等国进口，其中不乏图案精美、做工精细的手织波斯地毯。
这张辉煌壮丽的塔伯利兹地毯可以说是巴列维奢华宫廷生活的缩影，令人不禁想起乾隆王朝那些精工之至的艺术品。地毯边缘环绕着巴列维王冠图案，该王冠是1925年按萨珊王朝（226-651年）的王冠样式制成的。1967年巴列维国王加冕时用过此王冠。王冠总重量为2080克，镶有3380颗钻石及各式宝石。
同时，这张地毯也体现了塔伯利兹特有的色彩特征和出色的空间设计。塔伯利兹，伊朗西北部阿塞拜疆省的首府，是波斯最早、最古老的地毯出产地，被誉为“波斯地毯之乡”，同时也是享有盛誉的东方文化中心，几个世纪以来，吸引着大批艺术家和手工艺人。尤其在19世纪末20世纪初期，塔伯利兹在波斯地毯编织史上占据了独特地位，这里的编织者和设计师力主革新，从而对整个东方编织工艺产生了重要影响。从这张地毯绚丽的色彩、规整的装饰手法、精细的打结工艺、优质的羊毛丝线可以得知，它无疑出自塔伯利兹著名的大师工坊。每一种元素都无比精密和优雅。画面正中绘制了伊斯法罕的四十圆柱宫殿，四个角落是波斯王朝的标志性建筑，如伊朗最早列入世界遗产的古建筑群遗址——波斯波利斯，古波斯的政治文化中心——设拉子古城（Shiraz），伊拉克著名古城泰西封（Ctesiphon），以及伊朗科尔曼地区的拜姆古城堡遗迹（Bam Citadel）。编织者在暗绿色的区域织出了光彩壮丽的图案，以丰富的色彩来表现错综缠绕的花卉与棕榈叶，具有辉煌高贵的视觉体验。
该毯非常适合铺陈于客厅、餐厅或起居室。极具收藏价值。
Tabriz, capital of the north western Iranian province of Azerbaijan, has for centuries enjoyed a great reputation as a centre of Oriental culture. The vicissitudes of its history, its development from a naturally favoured oasis at the foot of the volcano Sahand, to today's commercial centre, and descriptions of its artists and craftsmen could fill many volumes. Here the author can only glance at those historical milestones which provide a rough outline of its cultural contribution to the Oriental carpet. The green colouring and powerfully uncluttered decorative approach, combined with the fine quality of the knotting and excellence of materials, are all indicative of an attribution to the famous master-workshop. From which originated many of the greatest Tabriz works. This historic north, west Persia city of Tabriz occupies a very special place in history of the weaving revival in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Tabriz weavers and designers were at the forefront of this new movement and their work influenced weavers all over the East. The splendid example has a very characteristic Tabriz palette and a wonderfully spaced design, each element of which is drawn with extraordinary precision and grace. A lovely old Tabriz with particularly pleasing color is an excellent item to be placed in dining and living room with underlay. Especially this example ordered by Mohamed Reza Shah Pahlavi for his gift to his guests to Iran. The unrivalled virtuosity of the greatest weavers of Tabriz in representational designs depicting landscapes and figures is brilliantly illustrated in this delightful and finely knotted carpet. The central medallion is filled with a picture of the 'Forty Column Palace' in Isfahan. At the four corners are also famous landmarks of Iran like the 'Persepolis' in Shiraz. The dark emerald field is woven with brilliant technical execution and splendour of design and colour which will rarely be encountered. The exceptional range of colours employed in the expression of the impressively intricate Eslimi designs of flowers and palmettos contribute to a high quality of visual elegance. The fantastic triumvate borders of The Pahlavi crown and Iranian National symbols that further enhances the brilliance of the field.
