The Turkish Online Journal of Design, Art and Communication - TOJDAC November 2016 Special Edition INVESTIGATE LYRICAL THEMES IN IRANIAN INSCRIPTION CARPETS IN QAJAR ERA Lale Ahani Tabriz Islamic Art University, Iran
[email protected] Azade Yaghobzadeh Tabriz Islamic Art University, Iran
[email protected] Ali Vandshoari Tabriz Islamic Art University, Iran
[email protected] ABSTRACT Qajar era is included a big part of the history of Iranian art. In the era, it was prepared an appropriate context for the growth of a variety of arts, including art - carpet industry. Artists relying on the precious heritages that had from Iranian art history, especially the Safavid period and by influencing situation of their time were awarded to the creation of new works. In this era, art -carpet industry were significantly changed as a part of the culture and art of the society that has deep and undeniable continuity with different historical and cultural developments of society; as it has been witnessed major changes in the field of design and pattern, dimension and size, supporting and monitoring and managerial factors. This article while introducing inscription in Qajar carpets, introduces and investigates a batch of inscription carpets with lyrical literature themes. In this regard, the relationship between the themes of inscriptions with design, the source of inspiration and the importance of subject depicted is the research problem and responding and rooting mentioned cases is the objectives of this article. During the studies conducted, the inscriptions due to the importance and special place in that historical juncture are a reflection of the political, social and cultural situation of aforementioned period in Iran.