A study of cashmere fabric by Reza Turki of Yazd

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Abstract
It is very important to study about cultural-historical works that were sometimes neglected due to several reasons, including the lack of sufficient information about them. One of the manifestations of cultural-historical works are traditional arts. cashmere is one of the types of traditional arts whose name is reminiscent of the historical city of Yazd. Cashmere weaving in Yazd has been done by hand since the past, but gradually this art has faded and today machine cashmeres have replaced them. Therefore, dealing with the hand-woven cashmeres left over from the past can remind the details of this forgotten art, so that maybe an introduction to its revival can be provided. Therefore, a fabric work of historical cashmere type was selected from the personal collection of the late Iran Staki, located in Shahrekord, and research was carried out. This study aimed to determine the age, the type of use and also to identify the motifs used in it, three questions were answered; What period does the studied cashmere cloth belong to? What is the type of use of the studied work? And which motifs are used in the studied work? The method used in this research is descriptive-analytical, which is based on library studies (books, articles and theses related to the subject) and field studies (interviews, correspondence with expert professors in this field and visits to workshops Traditional cashmere texture) was collected to collect the desired information. The studies conducted show that this work is one of the examples of handwoven Reza Turki cashmere fabric, which unfortunately has been mentioned in few texts about this special type of cashmere and its unique features. This type of cashmere was made in the early 13th century, in the direction of more progress and efficiency, by a person named "Reza Turk". He obsoleted finger weaving, which in addition to producing a small amount of labor and fatigue for the weaver, and implemented cashmere weaving with mako and used more tools and devices. Cashew woven in this way also became known as "Reza Turki" cashew. The work under study was a cashmere cloth of Reza Turki, Yazd, with the use of bathroom rugs. In the texture of the studied fabric, there are various motifs, which in general can be mentioned in the motifs used in the central part of the above-mentioned work, such as Bete Jakeh,, cedar, and bird pattern, and the border has a frame with geometric designs. The colors used in the work include three colors: dark red, light pink and white. Also, the age of the studied work is attributed to the end of the Qajar period or the beginning of the Pahlavi period by examining a sample of Reza Turki cashmere with a predetermined age, along with the studies conducted regarding the characteristics of the fabrics of the Qajar and Pahlavi periods.



It is very important to study about cultural-historical works that were sometimes neglected due to several reasons, including the lack of sufficient information about them. One of the manifestations of cultural-historical works are traditional arts. cashmere is one of the types of traditional arts whose name is reminiscent of the historical city of Yazd. Cashmere weaving in Yazd has been done by hand since the past, but gradually this art has faded and today machine cashmeres have replaced them. Therefore, dealing with the hand-woven cashmeres left over from the past can remind the details of this forgotten art, so that maybe an introduction to its revival can be provided. Therefore, a fabric work of historical cashmere type was selected from the personal collection of the late Iran Staki, located in Shahrekord, and research was carried out. This study aimed to determine the age, the type of use and also to identify the motifs used in it, three questions were answered; What period does the studied cashmere cloth belong to? What is the type of use of the studied work? And which motifs are used in the studied work? The method used in this research is descriptive-analytical, which is based on library studies (books, articles and theses related to the subject) and field studies (interviews, correspondence with expert professors in this field and visits to workshops Traditional cashmere texture) was collected to collect the desired information. The studies conducted show that this work is one of the examples of handwoven Reza Turki cashmere fabric, which unfortunately has been mentioned in few texts about this special type of cashmere and its unique features. This type of cashmere was made in the early 13th century, in the direction of more progress and efficiency, by a person named "Reza Turk". He obsoleted finger weaving, which in addition to producing a small amount of labor and fatigue for the weaver, and implemented cashmere weaving with mako and used more tools and devices. Cashew woven in this way also became known as "Reza Turki" cashew. The work under study was a cashmere cloth of Reza Turki, Yazd, with the use of bathroom rugs. In the texture of the studied fabric, there are various motifs, which in general can be mentioned in the motifs used in the central part of the above-mentioned work, such as Bete Jakeh,, cedar, and bird pattern, and the border has a frame with geometric designs. The colors used in the work include three colors: dark red, light pink and white. Also, the age of the studied work is attributed to the end of the Qajar period or the beginning of the Pahlavi period by examining a sample of Reza Turki cashmere with a predetermined age, along with the studies conducted regarding the characteristics of the fabrics of the Qajar and Pahlavi periods.

It is very important to study about cultural-historical works that were sometimes neglected due to several reasons, including the lack of sufficient information about them. One of the manifestations of cultural-historical works are traditional arts. cashmere is one of the types of traditional arts whose name is reminiscent of the historical city of Yazd. Cashmere weaving in Yazd has been done by hand since the past, but gradually this art has faded and today machine cashmeres have replaced them. Therefore, dealing with the hand-woven cashmeres left over from the past can remind the details of this forgotten art, so that maybe an introduction to its revival can be provided. Therefore, a fabric work of historical cashmere type was selected from the personal collection of the late Iran Staki, located in Shahrekord, and research was carried out. This study aimed to determine the age, the type of use and also to identify the motifs used in it, three questions were answered; What period does the studied cashmere cloth belong to? What is the type of use of the studied work? And which motifs are used in the studied work? The method used in this research is descriptive-analytical, which is based on library studies (books, articles and theses related to the subject) and field studies (interviews, correspondence with expert professors in this field and visits to workshops Traditional cashmere texture) was collected to collect the desired information. The studies conducted show that this work is one of the examples of handwoven Reza Turki cashmere fabric,

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