Persian Nain Silk Inlaid Rug - 3.44 x 2.12 Connoisseur

Persian Nain Silk Inlaid Rug - 3.44 x 2.12 ConnoisseurNain is a small town in the province of Isfahan, and it is situated on the edge of the desert uplands of central Iran. Until the beginning of this century, the main craft in Nain was the weaving of costly woollen cloth. The import of textiles from the west lead to the decline of this craft, and the Nain craftsmen switched to carpet making. They were soon to gain a place among the quality carpet producers of Iran. The decoration of Nain carpets is

The result is that while all Kerman carpets have something in common

During the 16th

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This is a beautiful central rosette patterns rug from the city of Tabriz

maintaining their luster and appearance for centuries

Lovely contrast in shades of colour with charming use of shades and tones of the colours green and blue/grey

and they started up again only at the start of the last century

Soumak lacks the slits characteristic of kilim

It has an overall pattern and the parchment base appearing as the filed of the centre shape appears also in the tendrils  creating much elegance style and continuity

Heriz and Gorawan are only 2 of them

This truly amazing central medallion carpet was made in the city of Tabriz

Mood is the name of a region in Birjand and the rug weaving style is unique to that region