•   Kashan:

a historic town (Monts Silak) in the center of Iran, near Ispahan The city of Kashan in the 17th century, was best known for his craft in velour: Art, which was perpetuated  until 1940.  Zahra    The stepfather of Mrs. Zahra, a trader in Kashan, is coming Sultanâbâd (Arâk current) a young artisan carpet: Khanoum Koutchak. It is with this lady that Mrs Zahra began learning the weaving job! Thus, Mrs Zahra opens the first carpet workshop in Kashan in 1870! It is through this workshop led by Mrs Zahra that the art of weaving carpets starts in Kashan Shortly after marrying a family member Mohtasham, traders known to Kashan, Khanoum Koutchak starts to lead another workshop of carpet weaving known as "Manufactures Mohtasham." For several years, under the influence of Koutchak Khanoum, all the workshops in Kashan used to weave rugs from the drawings designed by the artists designers Sultanâbâd.

Velour Kashan 19 cntury  Velour Kashan fin 17 century

•  Seyed Reza Khân Sanei Kashani
• Mirzâ Nasrollah Khân Naghashzadeh

Click on image to enlarge	Mir Seyed Reza Khan Sanei Kashani and his cousin Mirzâ Nasrollah Naghashzadeh Khan ( Ahamad Naghaash's son , famous painter of the 19th century) are the first Kashan artists designers . The figurative art as the Miniature exists in Iran since the Middle Ages, but the artists had no right to produce images in 3 dimensions! Seyed RezaKhan Sanei Kashani, Mrs Zahra elder son , is the first artist designer who designed with realistic perspective!	Click on image to enlarge
Mirseyedrezakhan page from the book "Great Dissinateurs of Carpets of Iran" Shirin Souresrafil		Mirzâ Nasrollah Khan Naghashzadeh page book titled "Great Dissinateurs of Carpets of Iran" Shirin Souresrafil

• Farokh Afsari Kashani 

Click on image to enlarge	Mrs. Farokh Afsari Kashani while drawing inspiration from the art of weaving her stepmother (Mrs. Zahra) creates a style unique to itself in the sense that it is able to weave images on a treadmill without needing d 'Use drawings!	Click on image to enlarge
Farokh Afsari Kashani, beautiful daughter of Mrs. Zahra; photo taken in the 1970		Mother & sa Girl "*: tapestries designed by Mirseyedrezakhan & woven by Mrs. Farokh Afsari Kashani in 1930
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		Portrait of Aghakhan "drawing Mirseyedrezakhan & woven by Farokh, early 20th century

• Mohamad and Amir Afsari Kashani

Click on image to enlarge	Mohamad & Amir Afsari Kashani,  son of Madame Farokh were great artists designers: Mohamad, a student of Hajj Mirza Agha Mir Mossavar & Emami, also knew the work of his uncle Mirza Nassrollah Naghashzadeh it creates models for Kashan carpets, landscape , Scenes of feasts, and so on. As for Amir, it is known, among other things, for his creations designs for carpets mechanical .	Click on image to enlarge
Afsari Mohammad Kashani's Workshop & bottom "Derviches turning" a carpet designed by him; page from the book "Great Dissinateurs of Carpets of Iran" Shirin Souresrafil		" Seeing" *: drawing Mohamad Afsari Kashani & woven into his workshop
	Carpet designed by Amir Kashani Afsari on the Model Pazorik	Click on image to enlarge

•  Biography of Nezam and Mahin (Imani) Afsari Kashani

  1958

1968     

1970 

	Arrival at Aéoroport of Moscow in 1970		Turkmen President
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	Turkmen President offers a carpet Nezam & Mahine: "Couple of workers"		"Couple of workers" Turkmen Carpet, gift presidential couple Afsari Kashani
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1971 

Invited by Mr. MacMillan, and Mahine Nezam Afsari Kashani expose the art of weaving carpets at the Metropolitan Museum in New York 1971

 

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	Gold Medal 1958 Brussels Mahin Afsari Kashani		Gold Medal 1958 Brussels Mahine Afsari Kashani
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	Mr. Nezam Afsari Kashani in his workshop working on a drawing of carpets		The example of a design carpets made by Mr. Nezam Afsari Kashani
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	"Thanks & H ommage to Mr. Nezam Afsari Kashani for his entire career as a designer Artist" from the Carpet Industry of Iran		"Category 1 degree of weaving Ms Carpeting Mahine Afsari Kashani (Imani)" from the Academy of Art & Mr. signed by the Minister of Culture
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	Nezam & Mahine: Photo from the book "Great Dissinateurs of Carpets of Iran" Shirin Souresrafil		"Portrait of Soraya, Queen of Iran": Order from the Shah of Iran in 1957 to offer his Queen; drawing Nezam & woven by Mahine; gift from the Shah finally surrenders to offer cause for divorce
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	The example of a drawing carpet Charlle Dr. Merieux, made by Mr. Nezam Afsari Kashani		The example of a drawing carpet Charlle Dr. Merieux, made by Mr. Nezam Afsari Kashani
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Carpet "The Rite of Emperor Napoleon & Josephine The coronation of" carpet designed by Nezam from Table David at the Louvre; woven into the sub Branch Mahine & Nezam

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Carpet  "Chéhérazad" *: the famous character of 1001 nights telling a story in an assembly;

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Carpet  "Thousand and One Nights" *: Young women bare of Harem begging a young Eunuque non-castrated (apparently it takes a lot of fun to watch) their surrender their clothes stolen

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Carpet  "Alibaba & the 40 Thieves" *: the young Alibaba kills the head of the thieves of Baghdad

 

	Carpet  "Father & Son" *: scene inspired by a Russian film of 50 years designed by Nezam & woven by Mahine		Carpet , Birds attacking the tigre "*: At sunset, tigre blocked in a maraicageux, was attacked by a group of birds; carpet designed by Nezam & woven by Mahine in 1984 in Paris
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	Carpet  "Bouquet of Flowers" *: Cartoon by Nezam & woven by Mahine		Carpet  "Snow" *: Cartoon by Nezam & woven by Mahine
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	Carpet  "Portrait of Abraham Lincoln" *: Cartoon by Nezam & woven Workshop		Carpet  "Portrait of Mr. NahaÏ" *: Ordering an Iranian businessman; designed by Nezam & woven by Mahine
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	Carpet  "Landscape animal" *: Cartoon by Nezam & woven Workshop		Carpet  "The Girl & the Gazelle" *: Cartoon by Nezam & woven Workshop
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	Carpet  "Portrait of Avicennes" *: Cartoon by Nezam & woven Workshop		Carpet  "Portrait of JF Kennedy": Cartoon by Nezam & woven Workshop
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	Carpet  "Hunting" *: Cartoon by Nezam & woven Workshop		Carpet  "Hostages of War" *: Cartoon by Nezam & woven Workshop
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Carpet  "The Court of Sultan Mahmoud" *: Reading the Shahnameh (The Book of Kings) by Ferdowssi

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Carpet  "Marchand slaves" *: During an auction, a young slave, not wanting to be sold to a wealthy old man, begged a handsome young man to buy it; drawing Nezam & woven Mahine

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Carpet  "Scene of war Kheibar" *: The facts of weapons of Imam Ali in the famous Kheibar war against the enemies of Islam in the 7th century;

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Carpet  "Naghalkhâneh" *: Young girl who dances & plays the trumpet with a group of troubadours;

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Ceremony Tribute to the Memory of Mr. Nezam Afsari Kashani the Carpet Museum in Tehran, 2007		Ceremony of officille Tributes & thanks to the 14 Great Artists of Iran which Ms. Mahine Afsari Kashani (Imani) & Mr. Rashtizadeh in the carpet industry for their entire career, 2008

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Ali Rashtizadeh: learn the art of drawing carpet at his miâtre Mirzâ Nasrollah Khan Naghashzadeh    He moved to Ghoum & plays a key role to publicize the carpet Ghoum in the world!

Nikolai Podgorny Viktorovitch (sometimes spelled Podgornyï), born on February 10 (or 18 February?) 1903 to Karlovka (Ukraine), killed 11 janvier1983, was a dignitary of the Communist Party and the Soviet State. He studied at the Institute of Food Technology and Industry in Kiev. He became a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1939 (sources are contradictory: other mention 1930 or 1950 ...) He became a member of central committee of the CPSU in 1956 and both "local", the first secretary of the Communist Party of Ukraine from 1957 to 1963. Appointed Political Bureau of the CPSU, he participated in the overthrow of Nikita Khrushchev on 14 octobre1964 and came quickly to competition veiled with Leonid Brezhnev. A modus vivendi s'instaura: Brezhnev became the first secretary of the party, Alexis Kossyguine Prime Minister Anastase Mikoyan and taking the nominal head of state. Mikoyan, however, was quickly withdrawn in 1965, Nikolai Podgorny finally acceded to the office of President of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR (Head of State), largely ceremonial office he held until his release in forced to retire juin1977.

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