Product Description
Details
Collection: Hosseinabad Rug.
Age: 40-60 Years (Semi Antique).
Size FT: 10' 8'' x 5' 5'' .
Size CM: 325 cm x 166 cm.
Colors: Crimson, Ivory, Blue.
Material: 100% Natural Wool and Cotton.
Has fringe.
Hosseinabad Rugs
Measuring 10x5 ft and featuring a Medallion design in Crimson, Ivory, this Semi Antique Hosseinabad rug embodies the weaving culture of Hamadan - a tradition of exceptional artistry and enduring craft excellence. Woven by hand
using traditional knotting techniques on cotton foundations, this Hosseinabad rug features a wool pile of natural luster and resilience. The wool is drawn from sheep raised in the mountain pastures of Persia, where animals
feeding on native grasses at elevation produce fiber of exceptional quality - fiber possessing warmth, natural sheen, and structural resilience that no manufactured fiber can replicate or approach.
Natural dyes - derived from madder root, indigo plant, walnut husks, pomegranate rind, and other botanical and mineral sources traditional to Persian dyeing practice - produce the warm, complex color palette that distinguishes
authentic Persian hand-knotted rugs from synthetic or machine productions. These colors develop beauty and depth with every year of aging and use, growing richer and more nuanced over the decades in a way that no synthetic dye
can approach.
This Hosseinabad rug represents the authentic craft tradition of Hamadan, where weavers have maintained the essential practices of Persian rug-making - hand-knotting, natural materials, traditional designs - against the pressures
of industrial competition and cultural change. Every knot in this rug was tied by hand by a skilled artisan working within a tradition of incomparable cultural richness. It is a unique, irreproducible work of handcraft that will
serve its owners beautifully for generations.
Hosseinabad rugs originate from Hamadan in Persia, where a tradition of hand-knotted rug weaving has flourished for generations. The weavers of Hamadan have developed a distinctive regional style that combines the broad
vocabulary of Persian decorative art with the particular cultural character of their home landscape, producing rugs of genuine individuality and enduring quality that reward both immediate appreciation and extended living with
them.
Specifications
Original name: Hosseinabad Rug.
Alternative name(s): Hosseinabad Carpet, Mosul Rug.
Origin: Hamadan.
Category: Village.
Common designs: Herati, Medallion, Geometric.
Dyeing method: Natural, Synthetic.
Pile material: Wool.
Foundation material: Cotton, Wool.
Knot type: Symmetrical (Ghiordes).
Notes
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