Hunting Design (Shekargarh)

狩猟文様(Hunting Design / シェカールガー)

Design Features

  • It depicts royalty and aristocrats hunting on horseback, and animals such as deer running about.
  • The work is woven with lavish and dynamic scenes, giving it a powerful, painterly impact.

Background and meaning

  • This traditional motif, which has been used since the Achaemenid era, expresses the hunting culture of the aristocracy.
  • In Europe, it is also believed to ward off evil spirits, and hunters protect their homes.
  • Although there is little circulation in Japan, it is known as a very expensive and rare design.

Hunting motifs depict the entertainment of royalty and nobility and heroic hunting scenes, and are strongly influenced by the magnificent history and culture of Persia. Their dynamic compositions and narrative nature are major elements that make carpets enjoyable as works of art.

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