Kashan
332 × 239 cm
5.250 €
Kashan
5.550 €
Incl. VAT
347 × 251(8.71 m²)
Hand-knotted
New (0-20 Years)
Iran / Persia
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About This Kashan
Where it comes from
A Kashan medallion carpet from central Iran, 347 x 251 cm (11'5" x 8'3"), a size that comfortably anchors a dining table or a substantial seating group. Kashan has been one of Persia's principal weaving cities since the age of the Silk Road, and its name is tied above all to the medallion carpet: a central emblem set with precision on a field of scrolling flowers, drawn to a cartoon rather than improvised. This piece follows that composition closely, and follows it cleanly.
What you see
A bold navy medallion sits on a deep, warm rust-red field, its outline crisp against the colour beneath it. The medallion is lobed and carries pendants reaching up and down the field, echoed by matching navy spandrels locked into the four corners. Around them the rust ground carries a dense scatter of florals in dusty blue, camel and cream, with ivory cartouches breaking the red at intervals. The border, wide and navy, runs the same floral scrollwork at larger scale, a firm dark frame that holds the whole field together.
How it was made
The clarity of that drawing is a direct result of how the rug was made. It is hand-knotted in wool, hand-spun rather than machine-spun, over a cotton warp, at a density of 128,000 to 160,000 knots per square metre — fine enough for the medallion's curves to read as curves rather than steps, and for the scrollwork in the border to stay legible at speed rather than blurring into a general pattern. The pile is kept low, at 12 millimetres, and carefully sheared, which is what gives the motifs their slight lustre and their sharp edge against the ground. The workshop behind it, Sherkat, is one associated with exactly this standard of drawing, and a piece knotted this densely, at this size, represents a considerable span of months at the loom.
At home
Under a dining table or in front of a sofa, the rust field will hold its own against dark wood and against navy or charcoal upholstery alike, while lifting a pale floor rather than fighting it. The wool pile is dense and firm underfoot, built for a room that gets daily use rather than one kept for best. As daylight moves across it through the day, the slight lustre in the medallion and the florals catches differently hour to hour, so the same rug never quite looks the same twice.
More on Kashan rugs: origin, making and how to recognise a genuine piece
Product Details
- Rug No.
- 441480
- Size
- 347 × 251 cm (8.71 m²)
- Thickness
- ca. 12 mm
- Knots
- 128,000 – 160,000 / 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
Traditional weave
Questions about this rug
Which room is this rug for?
At 347 × 251 cm (8.71 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 128,000 to 160,000 knots per square metre; across 8.71 m² that is roughly 1.1 to 1.4 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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Certificate included verifying origin, materials, and craftsmanship.
Ref: 441480
