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Isfahan rug. The Iranian city of Isfahan has long been one of the centres for production of the famous Persian carpet (or rug). Isfahani carpets are renowned for their high quality. The most famous workshop in Isfahan is Seirafian. [1] In Europe, they became incorrectly known as Polish rugs (a la polonaise) because of the trade route from ...
Varamin carpet. Varamin carpets and rugs or Veramin carpets and rugs (Persian: قالی و فرش ورامین) are carpets and rugs woven in city of Varamin and its surrounding area, southeast of Tehran. [1] Many rug and carpet experts see Varamins as being among those Persian carpets most authentic in terms of traditional style and motif. [2][3]
Embroidered motifs often carry symbolic meaning. A widespread symbol across the Islamic world (and also often found on Islamic carpets) is the tree of life, signifying birth, growth to maturity, death and rebirth. It can be shown in many forms, such as a deliberately stylised tree, sometimes flanked by pairs of birds or fruits such as ...
From the 1910s to 1950s, the "American Sarouk", also known as the "painted Sarouk", was produced. American customers had an affinity for the Sarouk’s curvilinear and floral designs. What they did not appreciate, however, was the color, so for much of the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s, rugs exported from Iran were dyed to a desirable, deep, raspberry ...
The Shiraz carpet is the only rug to depict nightingales, which are shown as angular-shaped birds. These birds are said to symbolise contentment and happiness. [1] The rugs of the Basseri tribe, one of the Persian tribes of the Fars province, are famous for their colorful designs. Orange is the specific color of Basseri rugs.
Detail of the Mantes Carpet, Safavid, Louvre Hunting Carpet made by Ghiyâth-ud-Din Jâmi, wool, cotton and silk, 1542–1543, Museo Poldi Pezzoli, Milan 16th century, the "Schwarzenberg Carpet" Persian Safavid period Animal carpet 16th century, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg Detail of the above carpet Safavid Kerman ‘vase’ carpet fragment, southeast Persia, early 17th century