Persian Kashan Rug - 2.10 x 1.35 AT-TY-107 tabrizZobeida, 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 gives the carpet great presence
a common symbol of paradise The Ardabil carpet in the Victoria and Albert museum in London has an inscription
The general shape of the central medallions are varied and stretched length ways down the centre of the carpets field
a region between Shiraz (Shiras) and Isfahan
The patterns and shapes are magnificent
Should you choose to purchase it
create a striking visual impact
bordered by guardstripes of geometric patterns
and we have only ever a small glimpse of that
often carpets with extremely high knot density and Shah Abbas patterns are quite often characteristic of such carpets
A rug such as this is highly sort after by collectors and decorators alike
being the centre of a yellow/straw base coloured field that is curvilinear in shape and containing a plethora of motifs and patterns all reminiscent of spring
