New oval Handmade oriental carpet No. 44043 Tabriz 70 raj Kork round/circular Iran 400 x 300 cm
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| Item Number: |
44043 |
| Name: |
Tabriz 70 raj Kork round/circular |
| Country of Origin: |
Iran |
| Size: |
400 x 300 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: |
900,000 |
| Remarks: |
This is a unique handmade / hand-knotted / traditional oriental round carpet
The pile of this carpet is made of wool with silk parts.
This carpet has a total of approximately 10,800,000 knots and it took skilled carpet makers about 14,400 hours or 1,600 working days to hand-knot this carpet. |
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More about the provenance Tabriz 70 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 70 raj" therefore means, that within 2,76 inch (7 cm) there are 70 knots. This rug therefore has an average fineness of 600 knots/inch˛ (ca. 930,000 knots/m˛).
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".
