"How difficult it is to be simple." - Vincent van Gogh 'Shadda' kilim, Azerbaijan, 20th century, perfect condition. Wool on wool with different warps, what gives a multiplied transparency effect to the piece. Calmy, clear space still very energetic. Note how the perfectly balanced visual contruction leads the eyes towards to field of sunlight in the center... More beauties here: http://rugrabbit.com/profile/5160 "Simplicity is nature's first step, and the last of art." - Philip James Bailey on the last pic: The Calabash Nebula by the nasa/esa Hubble Space Telescope