Product Description
Details
Collection: Hamadan Rug.
Age: 40-60 Years (Semi Antique).
Size FT: 9' 0'' x 1' 12'' .
Size CM: 275 cm x 60 cm.
Colors: Red, Blue, Navy Blue, Beige, Yellow, White, Orange, Cream.
Material: 100% Natural Wool and Cotton.
Has fringe.
Hamadan Rugs
This Semi Antique Hamadan rug, measuring 9x1 ft, presents a distinguished Herati composition in Red, Blue - hallmark characteristics of the Hamadan weaving tradition at its finest. Village weavers across the Hamadan region work
primarily with the Turkish symmetrical knot on cotton foundations, producing a dense, durable pile structure well-suited to the rigors of daily household use. The most common design traditions include the beloved Herati pattern
- a rosette enclosed within a diamond of lancet leaves - alongside bold geometric medallion compositions and all-over Mina Khani floral repeat patterns drawn with the confident, slightly abstracted style of village handcraft.
The color palette of Hamadan rugs reflects the natural landscape of western Persia in all its warmth and depth. Undyed camel and ivory wool provides warm neutral grounds, deep rust reds from madder root anchor the compositions,
rich indigo blues provide counterpoint, and accents of warm brown and forest green complete the picture. These natural dye traditions, maintained by village artisans across generations, give Hamadan rugs a warmth and depth that
intensifies rather than fades over decades of use.
Each Hamadan rug is the product of a single weaver or small family workshop rather than a large commercial operation, giving every piece a genuinely individual character. Minor variations in color intensity, slight differences in
pile height, and small personal interpretations of traditional patterns are hallmarks of authentic village handcraft - marks of individuality that distinguish genuine Persian village rugs from workshop or machine productions of
any kind.
The extraordinary variety within Hamadan production reflects the cultural diversity of the hundreds of villages that contributed to this tradition over centuries. Each village developed its own design specialties, local dyeing
practices, characteristic color combinations, and individual interpretations of shared design motifs - giving the Hamadan family of rugs an inexhaustible range of character and individual expression that rewards sustained
collecting and close study.
Specifications
Original name: Hamadan Rug.
Alternative name(s): Hamadan Carpet, Mosul Rug.
Origin: Hamadan.
Category: Village, City.
Common designs: Afshan, Herati (Fish).
Dyeing method: Natural, Synthetic.
Pile material: Wool.
Foundation material: Cotton.
Knot type: Symmetrical (Ghiordes).
Notes
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