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Design-wise there is a great deal going on in this rug and while its colors
are striking the large scale of the “bracketed” areas of the main border are
nearly as tall on the sides and as wide on the top and bottom as the
medallions in the field, and may for some begin to “compete” with the
latter.
Nevertheless, the colors in this rug exhibit a goodly number of the
contrasts that contribute to aesthetic attractiveness. Several shades of
blue are, for example, instances of good uses of contrast of “hue.”
Again, here are some closer details of this piece.
Notice that most motifs are outlined either with lighter or darker colors.
The “Lesghi star” device is another held to have been generated entirely by
reflection and rotation of the triangular devices at the edges of the
perpendicular and horizontal white areas of the medallion.
Text and pictures from R.
JOHN HOWE: TEXTILES AND TEXT
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