New large rug No. 60705 Tabriz 55 raj Iran 500 x 343 cm
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| Item Number: |
60705 |
| Name: |
Tabriz 55 raj |
| Country of Origin: |
Iran |
| Size: |
500 x 343 cm |
| Age:
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new |
| Pile: |
wool (with silk) |
Foundation
(warp and weft): |
Silk |
| Design: |
floral / medallion |
| Ground Color: |
ivory |
| Knots per sqm: |
600,000 |
| Remarks: |
This is a unique handmade / hand-knotted / traditional oriental carpet
The pile of this carpet is made of wool with silk parts.
This rug was made in the Shirfar manufactory in Tabriz.
This carpet has a total of approximately 10,290,000 knots and it took skilled carpet makers about 13,720 hours or 1,524 working days to hand-knot this carpet. |
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More about the provenance Tabriz 55 raj | Iran
Tabriz is the capital city of the province of Azerbaijan in North-West Iran. The city was founded by the Harun al-Rashid approx. in the year 800. Since the 17th century Tabriz is probably the most significant carpet-production-center of Iran. The finer Tabriz production is considered the best Persian productions in terms of quality and design. In order to determine the fineness of a Tabriz, the term "raj" is being used which means "row of knots". The number of knots or "raj" is counted within the range of 2,76 inch (7 cm) which again is the unit of one "Gereh". "Tabriz 55 raj" therefore means, that within 2,76 inch (7 cm) there are 55 knots. This rug therefore has an average fineness of 360 knots/inch˛ (ca. 560,000 knots/m˛).
