Product Description
Details
Collection: Sabzevar Rug.
Age: 40-60 Years (Semi Antique).
Size FT: 12' 12'' x 9' 10'' .
Size CM: 395 cm x 300 cm.
Colors: Crimson, Beige, Orange, Green, Blue, Navy Blue, Cream.
Material: 100% Natural Wool and Cotton.
Has fringe.
Sabzevar Rugs
Measuring 12x9 ft and featuring a Medallion design in Crimson, Beige, this Semi Antique Sabzevar rug embodies the weaving culture of Khorasan - a tradition of exceptional artistry and enduring craft excellence. Woven by hand
using traditional knotting techniques on cotton foundations, this Sabzevar 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 Sabzevar rug represents the authentic craft tradition of Khorasan, 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.
Sabzevar rugs originate from Khorasan in Persia, where a tradition of hand-knotted rug weaving has flourished for generations. The weavers of Khorasan 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: Sabzevar Rug.
Alternative name(s): Sabzevar Carpet.
Origin: Khorasan.
Category: City.
Common designs: Medallion, Afshan, Shah Abbasi.
Dyeing method: Natural, Synthetic.
Pile material: Wool.
Foundation material: Cotton.
Knot type: Symmetrical (Ghiordes), Asymmetrical (Persian).
Notes
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