Mid 19th century, 190 x 178 cm, South West Caucasus

Four white box shapes with slanted corners are aligned on the central axis of the red field. The lateral sections each contain three large, alternately white or green trees arranged vertically to which the type owes its name, "Tree Kazak". Due to the almost square size of the rug, the sprawling branches of the trees can extend freely. The composition goes back to older garden carpets produced in North West Persian workshops and has been adapted to the abstract geometric style of the Caucasus. The white squares probably represent the water basins placed on the central axis of their models. Herrmann published a very similar example with the same green border of rosettes in 1980. – Well-preserved pile, several repiled areas. The blue and black-brown serrated outer band has been repiled all around.

HERRMANN, EBERHART, Von Konya bis Kokand. Seltene Orientteppiche III. Munich 1980, no. 28 *** EILAND, MURRAY L., Oriental Rugs From Pacific Collections. San Francisco 1990, no. 212