Antique handmade oversized carpet No. 51051 Kashan, ca. 1930 Kork Iran 433 x 330 cm
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| Item Number: |
51051 |
| Name: |
Kashan, ca. 1930 Kork |
| Country of Origin: |
Iran |
| Size: |
433 x 330 cm |
| Made:
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ca. 1930 |
| Pile: |
wool |
| Design: |
floral / medallion |
| Ground Color: |
dark blue / navy |
| Remarks: |
This is a unique handmade / hand-knotted / traditional oriental carpet
The pile of this carpet is made of wool
Signature: Ghazan |
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More about the provenance Kashan, ca. 1930 | Iran
Kashan (also: "Keshan") is located in central Iran at the old Caravan Street which leads from Teheran to Kashan, Qum, Yazd, Kerman, then further to India and Pakistan. The peak glory time of Kashan was under the reign of the Safavids in the 16/17th century. Kashan rugs belong to the best classic Oriental rugs. Kashans are mostly woven with the Persian knot as opposed to the Turkish knot with which most Persian rugs are made.
This Oriental rug has a so called "open design". Any rug in which the medallion is surrounded by a large area of a plain one-colored field and if at all have corner patterns within the field. The open design is currently experiencing a come back and became very popular.
The special wool with which this Oriental rug has been made is called "Kork" wool. The Persian word "Kork" means "soft down". This expression is used for particularly fine and soft wool for very high quality rugs, especially for expensive rugs made in esteemed manufactures like e. g. in Kashan. It is common to add the word "Kork" to the provenance name as in e. g. "Kashan Kork".
