Konya Yastik
late 19th century, 82 x 58 cm, Central Anatolia
A pile-woven cushion face with a red field. Four wide diagonal saz leaves in red and blue with serrated white outlines surround a green hooked diamond. The additional border of shield forms typical of the Konya region survives at the bottom, but is missing at the upper end.
MOREHOUSE, BRIAN, Yastiks. Cushion Covers And Storage Bags Of Anatolia. Philadelphia 1996, no. 64
Condition
Pile in good condition. Both finishes reduced.
late 19th century, 82 x 58 cm, Central Anatolia
A pile-woven cushion face with a red field. Four wide diagonal saz leaves in red and blue with serrated white outlines surround a green hooked diamond. The additional border of shield forms typical of the Konya region survives at the bottom, but is missing at the upper end.
MOREHOUSE, BRIAN, Yastiks. Cushion Covers And Storage Bags Of Anatolia. Philadelphia 1996, no. 64
Condition
Pile in good condition. Both finishes reduced.
