Kashan
332 × 239 cm
5.250 €
Kashan
5.550 €
Incl. VAT
352 × 244(8.59 m²)
Hand-knotted
New (0-20 Years)
Iran / Persia
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About This Kashan
Where it comes from
This is a Kashan, a city-workshop rug from one of Iran's most celebrated carpet-weaving centres, measuring 352 x 244 cm (11'7" x 8'0"). Kashan built its reputation on balanced medallion compositions and lyrical floral patterns set against a deep, glowing crimson ground, drawn from a workshop cartoon rather than a weaver's memory, in a tradition that produced some of the most admired antique Persian carpets in existence.
What you see
The field opens in a deep brick red, dense with fine floral scrollwork that keeps the ground in constant, quiet movement. Rising from its centre is a navy-and-cream lozenge medallion, its pendants reaching far enough along the vertical axis that the shape reads more as a stretched diamond than a compact rosette, its outline picked out in ivory cartouches and touches of dusty blue. A wide navy-blue floral border closes around the field, echoing the medallion's own colours, held at its edges by a pale blue guard stripe and a cream inner band before the red returns.
How it was made
The Sherkat workshop knotted this rug by hand, hand-spun wool over a cotton warp, at a density of 321,000 to 380,000 knots per square metre. That density is what lets the medallion's curves run smooth rather than stepped, the way a coarser knot would force them. Hand-spun wool takes dye slightly unevenly and carries a soft, matte surface rather than a sheen, which is why the red here sits deep rather than bright. Sheared to 12 mm, the pile stays low enough that the floral drawing reads crisply from across the room rather than softening into the ground.
At home
At 352 x 244 cm, this is a rug for a dining table or a living room seating group, somewhere the red ground can hold its own under evening light and against dark wood furniture, while the navy border keeps the whole composition anchored rather than spreading past its edges. Underfoot the wool is dense and firm, a low pile suited to a room in daily use rather than one kept for best. Watch it through a day and the crimson field deepens toward evening while the navy medallion holds its ground, the two trading emphasis without either one giving way, which is exactly the balance this Kashan was drawn to keep.
More on Kashan rugs: origin, making and how to recognise a genuine piece
Product Details
- Rug No.
- 168557
- Size
- 352 × 244 cm (8.59 m²)
- Thickness
- ca. 12 mm
- Knots
- 321,000 – 380,000 / m²
- Craft
- Hand-knotted
- Pile
- Hand-spun Wool
- Warp
- Cotton
- Origin
- Iran / Persia
- Workshop
- Sherkat
- Age
- New (0-20 Years)
- Condition
- Perfect★★★★★
- Pattern
- Medallion
- Weight
- ca. 30 kg
- Stock
- Unique — Only 1
Superior craftsmanship
Questions about this rug
Which room is this rug for?
At 352 × 244 cm (8.59 m²) this is a very large rug. It carries a whole seating group with every furniture leg on it, or a dining table with the chairs pushed back. In a small room it becomes the floor rather than a rug.
Is this rug hand-knotted?
Yes, knotted by hand — knot by knot on a loom, not machine-made. The density is 321,000 to 380,000 knots per square metre; across 8.59 m² that is roughly 2.8 to 3.3 million individual knots, every one of them tied by hand.
How do I care for this rug?
Hand-spun wool still carries its own lanolin, which keeps liquid sitting on the surface for a moment: blot quickly, with clear water and a light cloth, working inwards and without rubbing. Otherwise regular vacuuming along the pile is enough. Turn the rug once or twice a year so light and footfall reach it evenly.
Still have a question?
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Authenticity
Certificate included verifying origin, materials, and craftsmanship.
Ref: 168557
