Turkish Master Weavers of the late 19th and 20th Centuries

Tossounian

Tossounian rugs are recognizable by long pile, bright colours and red ends with a white stripe. He frequently used the figurative motifs of the "Sangusko carpets" of the 16^th Century. These motifs are used in an unusual way, sometimes in a kind of personal fantasy.

Tossounian’s collection of traditional and mythological animals includes reptiles, winged creatures, dragons, and elephants sometimes with riders, goats, deer and other creatures.