Persian Najafabad Wool Rug - 3.50 x 2.45 Tribal

Persian Najafabad Wool Rug - 3.50 x 2.45 TribalNajafabad rugs originate from Najafabad, located in central Iran near the city of Isfahan. As well as being a well known and respected center for area rug weaving, Najafabad is also the trade center for an agricultural region noted for its pomegranates. Najafabad rugs woven are not distinctive to the city, but rather to the region. The style follows most closely the designs and colors of its neighbors in Isfahan and Kashan and to a lesser degree Yadz

These people followed a semi-nomadic lifestyle

This is a magnificent carpet from the city of Qum

was actually named after this city

also spelt Gaba or Gabeh

Najafabad rugs woven are not distinctive to the city

The outer guard border is a softer combination of colours

It is rectangular in shape with an evolving central medallion that begins as a lozenge shape and then becomes larger

Border of flower heads and leaf forms

Saveh rugs are known in the antique market from the late nineteenth century

is the name given to a specific rug woven by the Luri and Qashqai tribes

This juxtaposition of concepts such as spring

which help to emphasis the parchment colour  base of the main field