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Auspicious Carpets: A Tibetan View of Aesthetics

Fig. 6: Aquarium
Seat carpet
77 x 86 cm
all wool

Pure imagination, but possibly inspired by earlier kesi weavings. The ocean spray and shadings are particularly effective. This delight in imaginary forms they had never seen is Tibetan creativity at its highest. No one has seen anything remotely similar.


photographs by George Mann
carpets from the Archives of Bob van Grevenbroek

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