Tekke Rugs: Tekke Asmalyk flat-woven 19th C Lot 19

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71. Wiesbadener Auktion
May 24. 2008

Lot Nr.: 19

Bezeichnung: TEKKE ASMALYK
Herkunftsland: Zentralasien, Westturkestan,
19. Jh.
Abmessungen: ca. 67 x 135 cm
Schätzpreis in EUR: 5800 €

Ein flachgewebter Tekke-Asmalyk mit einem aus sechs Bahnen zusammen gesetzten, elfenbeinfarbenen Grundgewebe in der Art der Zeltbänder. Das Muster mit fünf großen Blütenbäumen und quer verlaufenden Blüten in der dreistreifigen Bordüre ist überwiegend in Wollstickerei ausgeführt, aber durch einige Partien in rubinroter, grüner, gelber und orangefarbener Seide bereichert. Was diesen Asmalyk unter seinesgleichen hervorhebt, sind die beiden sich gegenüberstehenden Reiter auf roten Pferden unter dem mittleren Baum. - Leichte Altersspuren, insgesamt guter Zustand mit der originalen, oberen Zusatzkante.
Vergleich:
Lit.: THOMPSON, JON, Silk, Carpets and the Silk Road. (Ausstellungskatalog NHK Culture Center Osaka) Tokio 1988, Nr. 73

Rough Translation:
Title: TEKKE ASMALYK
Country of origin: Central Asia, West Turkestan,
19th Century
Dimensions: approximately 67 x 135 cm
Estimate EUR: 5800 €

A flat-woven Tekke Asmalyk with a six railways together set, ivory colored tissue in the basic nature of the tent bands. The pattern with five large flowering trees and flowers in running across the border dreistreifigen is mainly in wool embroidery, but some lots in ruby red, green, yellow and orange silk enriched. What makes this Asmalyk under his points out, are the two opposing riders on a red horse in the middle tree. -- Small traces of age, overall good condition with the original upper extra edge.
Comparison:
Lit: THOMPSON, Jon, Silk, Carpets and the Silk Road. (Exhibition catalogue NHK Culture Center Osaka) Tokyo 1988, No. 73

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