Kashan
332 × 239 cm
5.250 €
Kashan Shadsar
2.850 €
Incl. VAT
211 × 138(2.91 m²)
Hand-knotted
20-40 Years
Iran / Persia
Signed by Artist
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About This Kashan
Where it comes from
A Kashan carpet, 211 x 138 cm (6'11" x 4'6"), from the Persian city long regarded as one of Iran's great weaving centres. Kashan workshops built their reputation on medallion carpets drawn to a plan rather than from memory, and on a particular sharpness of line that comes from working a cartoon rather than a memory. This piece carries that precision in full: a red-ground medallion carpet where the drawing itself is the point, cleaner and more exact than the type is often given credit for.
What you see
The field opens in a deep, ziegelrot red, dense with lyrical floral motifs in mustard-gold and rust, touched here and there with dusty pink and pale blue-grey. At the centre sits a lobed ivory medallion with pendants above and below, floating clear against the red rather than dissolving into it. The corners answer it in navy, sharp-edged spandrels that hold their own colour instead of blending at the seams. A wide navy border, dressed in the same floral language and edged with ivory guard stripes, closes the composition with the same crispness that defines the middle.
How it was made
That crispness is not incidental. The carpet is hand-knotted at 441,000 to 500,000 knots per square metre, a density that lets a weaver turn a corner or close a petal in a single knot rather than blur it across several, which is exactly what keeps the navy spandrels reading as distinct shapes against the red rather than softening into it. The pile is handspun wool on a cotton warp, clipped to 12 mm and finished with a light sheen, close enough to the surface that the drawing stays sharp underfoot as well as to the eye. A small woven cartouche in the lower left corner carries the workshop's signature, Shadsar, the maker's own mark on a piece some twenty to forty years into its life.
At home
At this size, the carpet suits a study, a reading corner, or the foot of a bed rather than a full seating group, somewhere it can be read at close range and its drawing properly seen. Against pale floorboards the red carries real warmth without overwhelming the room; against darker furniture the navy border gives it something to stand next to rather than compete with. The pile is dense enough for a room that gets some use, not so deep that it demands special treatment, and it wears the way handspun wool does, settling rather than flattening. Morning light across the medallion catches the sheen in the wool and picks out the gold in the florals, a small change worth watching for as the day moves.
More on Kashan rugs: origin, making and how to recognise a genuine piece
Product Details
- Rug No.
- 366265
- Size
- 211 × 138 cm (2.91 m²)
- Thickness
- ca. 12 mm
- Knots
- 441,000 – 500,000 / m²
- Craft
- Hand-knotted
- Pile
- Hand-spun Wool
- Warp
- Cotton
- Origin
- Iran / Persia
- Workshop
- Shadsar
- Age
- 20-40 Years
- Condition
- Perfect★★★★★
- Pattern
- Medallion
- Weight
- ca. 11 kg
- Stock
- Unique — Only 1
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Questions about this rug
Which room is this rug for?
At 211 × 138 cm (2.91 m²) this is a medium rug. It works in front of a sofa, in front of a bed or in a study. It is too small for a dining table — there you want about 80 cm of clearance so a chair does not tip over the edge when pushed back.
Is this rug hand-knotted?
Yes, knotted by hand — knot by knot on a loom, not machine-made. The density is 441,000 to 500,000 knots per square metre; across 2.91 m² that is roughly 1.3 to 1.5 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.
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Authenticity
Certificate included verifying origin, materials, and craftsmanship.
Ref: 366265
