Document Type : Research Paper
Author
Arak university- carpet facullty
Abstract
Hafeshjan is one of the most important centers for cutting and producing stone works (tombstones and stone lions). hafshjani stone carving artists have been engaged in this profession for generations and are now one of the active centers in the production of various types of stone works is includes a variety of tombstones, ritual and decorative stone lions and other functional and decorative stone volumes. this article is a field research that has been written with the aim of introducing different types of volumetric and stone works of hafshejan, examining, identifying and analyzing aesthetic aspects and knowing the reason for the formation of motifs in their context. the main question of the research is: what are the types of tombstones and stone lions of Hafshjan, the reason for their production and the aesthetic dimensions and decorative motifs of these works and what are their meanings? the findings of this study are based on field studies, some of which are: hafshejan stone works in the past included tombstones and stone lions, but today, in addition to its innovative production, various functional works (types of dishes) and decorative works (types of stone lions) are also produced. the production of lions in
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