Product Description
Details
Collection: Najafabad Rug.
Age: 40-60 Years (Semi Antique).
Size FT: 12' 10'' x 9' 2'' .
Size CM: 390 cm x 280 cm.
Colors: Red, Beige, Ivory, Navy Blue, Blue, Green.
Material: 100% Natural Wool and Cotton.
Has fringe.
Najafabad Rugs
This Semi Antique Najafabad rug, measuring 12x9 ft, presents a distinguished Medallion composition in Red, Beige - hallmark characteristics of the Isfahan weaving tradition at its finest. Najafabad rugs originate from Isfahan in Persia, where a tradition of hand-knotted rug weaving has flourished for generations. The weavers of Isfahan 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.
The design tradition of Najafabad weaving centers on medallion compositions rendered with the confident drawing vocabulary of city weaving culture. Working within a shared design tradition while expressing individual creative preferences, Najafabad weavers produce rugs of notable visual character - compositions that are simultaneously rooted in Persian cultural convention and freshly alive with the personality of their individual makers.
Woven by hand using traditional knotting techniques on cotton foundations, this Najafabad rug features a wool & silk 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.
Specifications
Original name: Najafabad Rug.
Alternative name(s): Najafabad Carpet.
Origin: Isfahan.
Category: City.
Common designs: Medallion.
Dyeing method: Natural, Synthetic.
Pile material: Wool, Silk.
Foundation material: Cotton, Silk.
Knot type: Asymmetrical (Persian).
Notes
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