Persian Pictorial Kashan Rug

Rug #876

Size: 203 x 130 cm / 6.7 x 4.3 ft

Handwoven in: Kashan, Iran

Age: Old

Design: Pictorial

Materials: Silk on Silk

Category: Rugs & Carpets

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Persian Pictorial Kashan Rug Pictorial Silk on Silk

This Persian Kashan rug is published in;

Oriental Carpets, ‘A buyers guide‘, Essie Sakhai, London.

pp. 128-129.

Pictorial Persian Kashan Late-19th century. Kashan is a city in central Iran with a carpet-weaving tradition that goes back centuries. This example of Kashan weaving is an old pictorial rug of pure silk, with human figures, a horse, buildings and a carefully drawn landscape. The border is filled with an all-over pattern that is traditional to Kashan. The colours are generally soft tones of pink and beige. Pink is common in old Kashan rugs, particularly in those made of silk (In woollen rugs Kashan weavers tended use tones of madder red and navy). In carpet terms, this piece is antique. Old Kashan silks of this type can be extremely valuable if in good condition and much more expensive than woollen Kashans of similar quality. Moreover, old-style silk Kashan are no longer woven in large enough quantities for export to the west. Silk carpets that are similar in theme and design to Kashans are now produced in some quantity in modern Qum.

Persian Pictorial Kashan Rug. This piece was handwoven in Kashan , Iran. For further information please contact us and our team will be pleased to assist you. All pieces in the collection are under the auspices of Essie Sakhai, one of the world’s foremost experts and collectors of fine handmade Persian rugs and carpets.

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