A Chinese Carpet in the Medici Collections: New Evidence for Sinology and Cross‑Cultural Exchange
For centuries, a large needlework carpet stored at the Pitti Palace in Florence was catalogued as Persian, Turkish, or, more recently, European. A new study by Ilenia Pittui of Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, published in Kervan – International Journal
A unique Armenian carpet with horses from Artsakh-Karabakh
Depictions of a horse and a groom are frequent compositional elements on the carpets woven in the 19th-20th century in Artsakh mountainous regions of Armenia. The horse was perceived as a man's companion in everyday life and during wartime. During
