Isfahan Design Rug

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Isfahan design rug.

Isfahan world famous persian rug. The city of isfahan is located in the centre of iran at the foothills of the zagros mountain range it has a rich history in carpet production and in the reign of malik shah i and later shah abbas the great isfahan was selected as the capital city of persia iran. The finest isfahan rugs are. Click here to view our isfahan rugs.

Nevita collection isfahan persian traditional design area rug dark red burgundy also available in black beige blue beige red colors dark red burgundy 7 10 x 9 10 4 4 out of 5 stars 13 199 80 199. Make offer area rug 7 x 10 blue isfahan fine bamboo silk belgium 900 kpsi qum rug traditional genuine hand knotted isfahan persian wool area rug 8x11 large size 1 752 68. An isfahan area rug would bring the luxury of one of the most famous persian kingdoms to your home. As the capital of the safavid empire isfahan made enormous contribution to the tradition of rug weaving as well as other forms of art in persia.

Isfahan hand knotted area rugs are one of the most desired categories of persian rugs by both western and eastern rug lovers. Persian rugs persian rug guides rug origins isfahan rugs. Isfahan rugs are knotted on either silk or cotton foundations with up to 1 000 000 persian knots sqm there have been pieces created by seirafian master workshop with higher knot count using exceptionally good quality referred to as kork wool in iran wool for the pile which is normally clipped quite low. Shop the navy blue 5 x 8 isfahan design rug at esalerugs and save today.

The isfahan in those years was fine with 4 500 knots to the square inch not being uncommon and they were clipped short to make the design crisper. By the period after world war ii the carpets of isfahan had become known for the faithfulness of their design to safavid models and for their ultra refined rug weaving. These isfahan rugs are also excellent for decorative purposes employing soft pastel tones abundant ivory backgrounds and elegant delicate design motifs. This great artistic outpouring came to a sudden end with the afghan invasion of 1722 and it was not until the 1920 s that the fortunes of isfahan were revived and with it the illustrious tradition of its rug weaving.

Known for their unique design with persian slim and flower in the design typically with central medallion wool silk material some comes with animal in the design with various of color and typically more traditional design pattern color. To many these rugs were very attractive but in the us the popular rugs were thick heavy rugs that were subjected to antique washes bleaching and even painting.