This is one and only hunting scene Seirafian rug I have ever seen that has a Safavid border, which is also designed by Haj Mosavar himself. Typically, hunting scene rugs use the Haj Mosavar design in the main field of the rug and then tile one of the many archived border designs from Haj Mosavar. The borders used for hunting scenes are almost always pictorial from Haj Mosavar. The same borders are often reused many times for the garden designs (golo bol bol) and other pictorial and non pictorial rugs.
Haj Mosavar is known for his pictorial designs.
However this rug depicts one of the very rare symetric, Safavid borders ever seen by Haj Mosavar. The original design, from my knowledge, is either destroyed or lost and that is why it has never been reproduced.
In my opinion, this border matches the hunting scene much better than the typical border. It is simpler, more elegant, and has a beautiful harmony.
What do you think?
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