Knotting designs ornaments and geometric patterns in Islamic art have many common features. Perfection and implementation of knotting designs ornaments and the use of geometric patterns in Islamic Iran both refer to the Seljuk period. Qajar-era Chinese knot ornaments and geometric patterns had many ups and downs connected with the arrival of wild-Maby. During that period Iranian culture was und...

Iranian hand-woven carpet is a national art rooted in the ancient civilization, culture and history of Iran. In history, carpet designs have been transformed, due to changes in society and at times subjects, designs, shapes and combinations are brought in or taken out. For example, during Qajar Era, new social transformations resulted in the invention of new motifs in rugs in contrast to former...

Time and its concept, understanding and expressing is one of the significant subjects in the human thought. The way of theorizing about time, has caused different opinions about its quiddity. The artists in the Qajar dynasty had gotten newer experience in drawing than previous eras. Developments in various fields have affected to them. The artists in the face of phenomena such as time represent...

Iskandarnāma Naghali as the last version of Alexander’s story in the Safavid era, which was republished and illustrated in Qajar dynasty, became one of the most popular folk tales of that time. The story of Alexander has got a special place among folkloric literature due to the various versions of its in prose and poetry and numerous narratives of it in Greek, Pahlavi, Farsi and so on. Thus, th...

In their arts and handicrafts, Shahsavans of Moghan who are the inheritors of Central Asia culture and art have been influenced by their ancestral originalities as well as neighboring civilizations. In step with immigration and the expansion of their summer lands they have used vastly the ideas and thoughts of the artists whom they met in the creation, processing and distribution of motifs and ...