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53996 Vintage Pink Turkish Oushak Rug, 04'10 x 07'07.
In this exquisite hand knotted wool vintage Turkish Oushak rug, the spirit of nature dances across a dreamlike canvas. At its heart, a cusped pale verdigris medallion unfurls like a secret bloom—its form fluid and softened by time, adorned with organic elements and amorphous shapes that seem to shift with every glance. This central medallion, an emblem of quiet opulence, is anchored by trefoil pendants at either end, suggesting balance and symmetry within a world of ethereal motion. It is a gentle presence, evocative of faded frescoes and petals scattered in a breeze.
Surrounding the medallion is a field rendered in the gentlest shade of roseate pink—a serene plane where opulent frondescence sways in visual whispers. Leaves and tendrils, subtle and fluid, rise in chorus around the medallion, yet never overshadow its calm command. They are the sigh of a garden in bloom, the suggestion of spring after a long hush. The field is open and expansive, allowing the eye to rest and the spirit to wander. It is a place where beauty is breathed rather than seen, where harmony lives in the spaces between threads.
In each corner, delicate florals and unfurling foliage emerge, the corner spandrels gently melding into the field. These motifs do not stand apart but are interwoven into the pink ground like memories fading into the ether—present, yet intangible. Their presence evokes the quiet gestures of hand and heart, each motif the echo of a weaver’s reverence for the natural world. The spandrels act as soft sighs at the edge of the medallion’s song, emphasizing its central stillness with their tender elaboration.
The entire composition is framed by a verdigris border, pale as sea glass and just as luminous, festooned with a garden’s worth of botanical elements. But the design refuses to remain confined—floral forms reach and stretch, breaking across the boundaries into the pink field in a joyous declaration of vitality and abundance. This is a rug that breathes; a woven poem where splendor escapes its frame, where life cannot be tethered by edges. It is a testament to the Turkish Oushak tradition—a legacy where elegance is born from restraint, and where every motif hums with the quiet music of earth and time.
- Abrash. Antique Wash.
- Hand knotted wool.
- Made in Turkey.
- Measures: 04'10 x 07'07.
- Pile Height: 0.19 of an inch.
- Date: 1950's. Mid-20th Century.
