Magnificent Large Antique Arts and Crafts Turkish Oushak Rug, Country of Origin / Rug Type: Turkish Rug, Circa Date: 1920 –
The simplicity and openness of the large scale design is revealed through its use of a single main border and a field that incorporates motifs with a sophisticated use of negative space. The brilliant happy red and deep purple based blue backgrounds of the border and field contrast to bring out the highly stylized primitive and tribal rug designs.
The symmetry of the design only reveals itself through an examination of the main border, which indicates both horizontal and vertical symmetry. This is in contrast to the field of this large antique Arts and Crafts Turkish Oushak rug, which has horizontal but not vertical symmetry. Using a border that has complete symmetry against the field that only has symmetry in one direction, adds a unique curiosity to the large size rug.
