Showing posts with label Tapestry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tapestry. Show all posts

Thursday, May 11, 2017

The eye-catching Ghalamkar textiles of Isfahan.

With more than 300 years antiquity, Ghalamkar (also known as Qalamkar, Persian Tapestry or Persian textile printing) is one of the most wonderful Iranian handicrafts which was invented during the Safavid dynasty in the splendid city of Isfahan. Some believe that Ghalamkar’s antiquity roots back to 5th Hijri century.

The floral motifs on Ghalamkar textiles of Isfahan.
Ghalamkar textiles. Isfahan-Iran