Persian Rug - Kashan Rug - 3.40 x 2.38 Rug - TY817 GabehZobeida, the favourite wife of the famous Caliph Haroun al Rasheed, established the town of Kashan, which is situated between Tehran and Isfahan. The Kashan district is possibly one of the best producers of Persian carpets. These carpets have taken the name of the region, and are simply referred to as the Kashan. Due to the very high quality of the wool, the very fine weaving and the beautiful colours and designs, Kashans have come to be classified
just south of Tehran and is home to the Shahsavan tribe
Although rug weaving in Qom was not a major industry until the past 100 years
located in the central western region of Iran
Most of the rugs woven in and around Kars use designs similar to the Caucasian weaving centre of Kazak
and this together with the amazing tones of colour make this a most auspicious carpet
is the diamond-shaped lozenge by itself in the centre of the carpet or repeated along the length twice or three times according to the size
Apart from the village rugs
and it is quite possible that this was what was intended by the master weaver as such a symbol quite often was employed to protect the owner from misfortune and in particular to ward off the 'evil eye'
The Afhar are tent-dwellers
Soft wool is used for the pile and is of a loose pile
Najafabad rugs originate from Najafabad
It contains many motifs the are bountiful and pretty
