Product Description
Details
Collection: Kashan Rug.
Age: 40-60 Years (Semi Antique).
Size FT: 11' 8'' x 8' 2'' .
Size CM: 355 cm x 250 cm.
Colors: Crimson, Navy Blue, Cream, Beige, Blue, Green, Yellow.
Material: 100% Natural Wool and Cotton.
Has fringe.
Kashan Rugs
This hand-knotted Semi Antique Kashan rug from Isfahan - 11x8 ft - presents a compelling Medallion composition woven in Crimson, Navy Blue, a living record of one of Persia's great regional weaving traditions. The color palette
of classical Kashan production is restrained, elegant, and deeply authoritative. Deep madder reds of exceptional quality achieve a richness and depth of tone unmatched in the Persian weaving world. These are paired with indigo
navies of corresponding richness, warm ivory grounds, and accents of forest green and soft gold. Colors produced with natural dyes develop further depth, warmth, and luminosity with each decade of aging - the hallmark of great
natural dye practice.
The design vocabulary of Kashan weaving is essentially the vocabulary of the classical Persian decorative tradition at its fullest and most refined. The Shah Abbasi palmette, the arabesque scroll, the cloud band, the lotus
rosette - all elements that define Persian art at its most sophisticated - are rendered in Kashan rugs with a mastery and authority that only centuries of concentrated, disciplined practice can produce.
The cultural significance of Kashan rugs extends well beyond their considerable aesthetic merits. The city produced some of the most important surviving examples of Safavid court carpet production and maintains an unbroken
connection to this royal tradition. To own a Kashan rug is to own a piece of Persia's greatest artistic heritage, maintained across centuries by the skill and total dedication of master weavers who understood their craft as a
sacred calling.
Fine Kashan rugs are among the soundest investments available in the world of decorative arts. The combination of cultural prestige, technical excellence, premium natural materials, and designs of enduring aesthetic authority
ensures consistent appreciation in both cultural and monetary value. The great auction houses regularly achieve exceptional prices for fine Kashan rugs of all periods, reflecting the depth of worldwide demand from sophisticated
collectors.
Specifications
Original name: Kashan Rug.
Alternative name(s): Kashan Carpet.
Origin: Isfahan.
Category: City.
Common designs: Medallion, Afshan, Vagireh, Shah Abbasi, Vase.
Dyeing method: Natural, Synthetic.
Pile material: Wool, Silk.
Foundation material: Cotton, Silk.
Knot type: Asymmetrical (Persian).
Notes
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