Turkey Karaz Rug - 3.83 x 2.94 BalouchiRug weaving started in Turkey since 13th century with the arrival of the Seljuks , who were nomadic tribes from central Asia. In Ottoman Turkey, weaving patterns and techniques changed in the early sixteenth century after conquests in Persia and Egypt. Anatolia had been known for carpets with stylized animal and geometric designs, but with these new cultural contacts, carpets designed around a central medallion and with flowing saz style vegetation
Production is mainly to be found in the major cities of Beijing and Tianjin
Sarouk rug A Sarouk rug is a type of Persian rug made in the Sarouk village of Iran
There was production of Persian carpet at Royal workshops in the 17th and early 18th century
An extra-wide hand-woven runner with tribal design of triple stylized angular medallions set within diamond-shaped fields & corner spandrels within an open red-toned field
A wonderful silk carpet from the city of Qum
browns and red
A magnificent central medallion carpet that has around the medallion a beautiful subdued yellow coloured base field that together create the illusion of a human-eye
and when we look into the field we see there are depictions of more animals but at the heart of it all is the tree of life - the understanding that all of this earthly beauty
The quality of this rug is particularly high
These cords are tightly beaten together with a claw like instrument
Kashans have come to be classified among the finest Persian carpets
A perfect addition to your home or collection
