Persian Kashan Rug - 4.05x3.00 Rug - Da 179 classicZobeida, the favourite wife of the famous Caliph Haroun al Rasheed, established the town of Kashan, which is situated between Tehran and Isfahan. The Kashan district is possibly one of the best producers of Persian carpets. These carpets have taken the name of the region, and are simply referred to as the Kashan. Due to the very high quality of the wool, the very fine weaving and the beautiful colours and designs, Kashans have come to be classified
This is a handmade rug from the city of Isfahan constructed on a silk foundation
Silk foundation carpet weaved by a master craftsman who signed his name
The colours are also lighter
This is a carpet that is not run of the mill and it is difficult not to be excited about it
The carpet is from the city of Qum
and they started up again only at the start of the last century
It is shaped some what like the human eye and is very restful on the human spirit
A hand-knotted tribal rug with pictorial garden design of square-shaped panels depicting palmettes
in the center there is a large right-angled medallion with large marked corner sections
Soft wool is used for the pile and is of a loose pile
The general shape of the central medallion is an elongated lozenge shape stretched length ways and sits on a parchment coloured field
first produced in Istanbul
