Product Description
Details
Collection: Senneh Rug.
Age: 40-60 Years (Semi Antique).
Size FT: 4' 5'' x 3' 11'' .
Size CM: 135 cm x 120 cm.
Colors: Crimson, Navy Blue, Blue, Cream, Yellow, Green, Brown, Ivory.
Material: 100% Natural Wool and Cotton.
Has fringe.
Senneh Rugs
A superb example of Senneh weaving heritage, this 4x3 ft Semi Antique rug showcases the celebrated Medallion design of Kurdistan, rendered here in rich tones of Crimson, Navy Blue with the authority of long tradition. The finest
Senneh rugs are works of genuine artistic importance - technically demanding, culturally distinctive, and possessed of a quiet but persistent visual authority that rewards sustained living with them over time. They reveal their
qualities gradually through familiarity rather than immediate impact - a depth of character that places them among rugs genuinely lived with rather than merely displayed.
Senneh rugs - produced in Sanandaj, the historic capital of Kurdistan Province known to Western rug traders as Senneh - occupy a unique and distinguished position in Persian city weaving, celebrated for their extraordinary
technical fineness, sophisticated design vocabulary, and unique synthesis of the classical Persian formal tradition with the distinctly Kurdish artistic sensibility of the weaving culture that produces them.
The technical refinement of Senneh pile rugs is remarkable by any standard. Weavers work with extremely fine yarns, tying individual Persian asymmetrical knots at very high densities to produce a smooth, compact pile surface of
great detail and visual clarity. The characteristic Senneh pile is significantly flatter and more compact than most Persian village productions, giving these rugs a different visual and tactile quality - possessed of a smooth,
silky precision that is entirely distinctive.
The Herati pattern finds its most refined expression in Senneh production. Here the pattern is drawn with a delicacy of line and precision of spacing that elevates it from a commonly used village motif to a work of genuine design
refinement, demonstrating what skilled urban weavers working with fine materials and high knot counts can achieve even with the most familiar design vocabulary.
Specifications
Original name: Senneh Rug.
Alternative name(s): Senneh Carpet, Sanandaj Rug.
Origin: Kurdistan.
Category: City.
Common designs: Herati, Afshan, Medallion, Boteh, Tree.
Dyeing method: Natural, Synthetic.
Pile material: Wool.
Foundation material: Cotton, Wool, Silk.
Knot type: Symmetrical (Ghiordes).
Notes
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