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What make’s Khotans so interesting!

Recently, I have become interested in Khotan rugs. They reflect the political history of the area. You can see the influence of several cultures, among them Chinese, Turkey and Iran.

You might see pomegranates, the East Iranian influence, rosettes giving it a turkish feeling, and finally lattice work, which is typically Chinese. It is amazing when you look at one of these Khotan rugs; it is a fusion of cultures.

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My introduction to Antique Rugs.
Let me introduce myself. I am Joan Guryan, and I fell passionately in love with Antique Rugs twenty years ago, when I was decorating my first home. That was when I met Jason Nazmiyal, who sold me my first rug. We had a simpatico of taste; he articulated my thoughts as only an expert could. He nurtured my interest by sharing his knowledge. I began to look at rugs with a more educated eye. But more than the knowledge of where it was made, or how; why one area used one type of fiber, or used one type of knots, my fascination was in the design and the colors, the story it told.

The first rug I bought was a Caucasian, to be specific it was a Shirvan, and very unusual for it’s size. With its stick figures, both human and animal, and its other geometric shapes, I could imagine the story it was telling. Like art, we often are unaware of the artist’s thoughts, but we have made a connection, which somehow connects us to another human’s life; thus making the world a little smaller.

It is 20 years later, I have bought many rugs since, the first is still in my living room, and I have never tired of looking at it. I have continued to by my rugs as if they were pieces of art; which is probably why they are such a source of satisfaction.

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