Persian Tabriz Village rug- 2.95x1.38 Connoisseur

Persian Tabriz Village rug- 2.95x1.38 ConnoisseurA magnificent Tabriz wool carpet that would be a suitable hallway runner. The colours and motifs of this carpet are spellbinding. The borders and tendrils are very much of the same colour and hues, which help to emphasis the stronger colour complex field. All of this is nicely contained by a beautiful outer guard border. Tabriz is situated in north western Iran, in the province of Azerbaijan, and is the capital of a very important carpet weaving

So is purple rose

traditional hand-knotted rugs are extremely durable and last for years

the smaller ones are often decorated with vase patterns or pictorial subjects

It is made from silk and is from the city of Qum

The colours appearing in the central medallion are repeated in the outer border

This carpet is a work of genius combining wonderful shades of light olive golds

bold character

and the warp and weft are made of cotton or silk

Qum rug production is a great success story

All of this is nicely contained by a beautiful outer guard border

More often than not such imagery would appear in a wider context of religious imagery such as the tree of life or the garden of paradise

It is considered one of the oldest weaving villages in Hamadan