As a result of expansion of relationships between Gurkanian (Indian Muquls) and Safavid Kings, we can see some impacts of Iran on Indian carpets, illustrations, architecture and related arts. Some of the motifs in carpets were spread to India during Gurkanian Era. This paper tries to find out the direct or indirect influences of depicted carpets’ motifs in Persian paintings on Indian arts...

The purpose of this article is sociological explanation of Iran's contemporary carpet designing system to recognizing of the evolution or the stability in its carpet designing schools. For this aim, first we selected and compared 20 sample carpets among the woven carpets of Tabriz and Esfahan in the past 10 years with the same number of Tabriz and Esfahan carpets that are woven at 40 to 60 year...

Birjand is located in the east of Iran and is the center of South Khorasan province. Birjand's carpets have its own characteristics in terms of motifs, coloring and structure that are outlined in this paper. Tiny fish is among the most widely used and popular motifs on the carpets of Birjand. This original and old motif is woven now in more than half of such carpets and can be seen on approxima...

Regarding the design, pattern and color of Timurid carpets, although no sound and safe one of such period has been survived, there are so many paintings addressing the carpets that most probably have been produced in that time. These paintings are mostly accessible from various manuscripts that have been developed by Timurid princes and patrons. We can even reproduce a whole carpet by analyzing...