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Originally Posted by utopia
I remember hearing many years ago that Tibetan rugs always have an intentional imperfection in them ... otherwise they would be perfect, and only God can be that.
This thought often makes such minor errors easier to live with .. even though I'm not religious (in the conventional sense).
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Its Persian rugs. Tibetans are Buddhist, don't have a 'god' per se and are much more relaxed about that sort of thing anyway
The idea of the 'deliberate flaw' can be found in many cultures and their objects. Denotes a special sort of arrogance in the artist IMO