Signs of power in the pictorial carpets of the Qajar era

Iranian carpets have always had a function beyond just hand- woven. By studying the designs and motifs of this valuable Iranian handicraft, it can be said that the designs and structures have some kind of roots in the culture of this land. The carpet can also be called the cultural identity of Iran. One of the most interesting functions of Iranian carpets in the Qajar period is to use it as a medium to express the image of people and princes. During this period, kings in various arts have taken great political advantage to show their authority and domination to the people of Iran. In this study, we seek to examine the symbols and signs that have directly or indirectly demonstrated the concept of power in the new kind of carpets. The result indicates that the carpet has been considered and used by the Qajar kings as a new medium to convey the concept of power. In this article, 4 examples of Qajar pictorial carpets have been studied by descriptive- analytical method. Information is collected through the library method.