A KIRMAN PICTORIAL RUGSIGNED MUHAMMAD IBN JA'FAR, SOUTH EAST PERSIA, CIRCA 1900A KIRMAN PICTORIAL RUGSIGNED MUHAMMAD IBN JA'FAR, SOUTH EAST PERSIA, CIRCA 1900Depicting 'Ali Karam Beg beneath the Qajar royal emblem, overall excellent condition8ft.4in. x 4ft.9in. (254cm. x 145cm.)The knot count measures approximately 9V x 8H per cm. sq.The inscription cartouche is signed 'amala (the work of) Muhammad ibn Ja’far', a master-weaver who established his workshop in Kirman and during his lifetime became known as ‘the King of Persian Rugs’. He is also thought to have been the father of the celebrated weaver Abul Qasim Kirmani. The products of his workshop were characterised by the use of fine kurk wool and intricate, often pictorial, designs. Fine Masha’ir carpets also signed by him were sold in these rooms 15 April 2010, lot 87, and 18 October 2021, lot 201. This particular example depicts the figure of ‘Ali Karam Beg, who was made sardar of the province of Bandar Abbas in 1912. On his headdress and in a cartouche above his portrait is the lion and sun motif, which was codified as the official symbol of Iran in the Constitution of 1906. The calligraphic border contains a poem celebrating the subject’s virtue and military prowess. A carpet with a similar cartoon, though lacking the calligraphic border which allows him to be confidently identified, was offered in these Rooms, 23 April 2013, lot 111.细节 A KIRMAN PICTORIAL RUGSIGNED MUHAMMAD IBN JAFAR, SOUTH EAST PERSIA, CIRCA 1900Depicting Ali Karam Beg beneath the Qajar royal emblem, overall excellent condition8ft.4in. x 4ft.9in. (254cm. x 145cm.) 注意事项 This lot will be removed to Christie’s Park Royal. Christie’swill inform you if the lot has been sent offsite. Our removal and storage of the lot is subject to the terms and conditions of storage which can be found at Christies.com/storage and our fees for storageare set out in the table below - these will apply whether the lot remains with Christie’s or is removed elsewhere.Please call Christie’s Client Service 24 hours in advance to book a collection time at Christie’s Park Royal. All collections from Christie’s Park Royal will be by pre-booked appointment only.Tel: +44 (0)20 7839 9060Email: cscollectionsuk@christies.com.If the lot remains at Christie’s it will be available for collection on any working day 9.00 am to 5.00 pm.Lots are not available for collection at weekends. This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice. The USA prohibits the purchase by US persons of Iranian-origin “works of conventional craftsmanship” such as carpets, textiles, decorative objects, and scientific instruments. The US sanctions apply to US persons regardless of the location of the transaction or the shipping intentions of the US person. For this reason, Christie’s will not accept bids by US persons on this lot. Non-US persons wishing to import this lot into the USA are advised that they will need to apply for an OFAC licence and that this can take many months to be granted.