Tabriz Carpet Animals

The term raj in connection with the name of tabriz carpets refers to the number of knots in a 70 mm span range.

Tabriz carpet animals. This carpet is knotted in workshops in the city of tabriz in northwestern persia. All over herati motifs central medallion and also figure carpets that depict forests animals and people. It is a sturdy durable carpet with a short rough pile. The field and borders would often feature an ornate design proportionate to knot density at times incorporating a hunting scene with deer and other animals.

The carpets are hardwearing as they are made using only high quality wool and they come in various colors. The pazyryk carpet which is the oldest known pile carpet and the first hunting rug was found in an ancient burial tomb from the year 500 b c. The patterns can consist of a centrally placed medallion surrounded by arabesques weeping willows and cypresses. The denomination 40 raj refers to carpets with 400 500 000 knots m2 50 raj to carpets with approximately 500 600 000 knots m2 60 raj to carpets with 600 800 000 knots m2 and 70 raj to carpets with approximately 800 1 000 000 knots m2.

Another popular motif is the four seasons describing the. Shop by size such as 8 x 10 9 x 12 10 x 14. The most common field colors were ivory orange. This outstanding persian hunting rug was preserved in the snow covered altai mountains between russia mongolia and kazakhstan.

Tabriz carpet from persia iran. The symmetrical or turkish knot is common in tabriz weaving s although the asymmetrical knot is sometimes used. Geometric designs are also found. Several types of design are found on tabriz carpets.

Tabriz carpets are easily distinguished by an additional designation. The categorisation refers to the knot density per square metre and thus gives an indication of the quality. Tabatabai tabriz rugs are among the more easily identifiable oriental rugs from tabriz in regards to design color palette and construction. Tabriz style animal carpet victoria and albert museum a tabriz rug carpet is a type in the general category of persian carpets 1 2 3 from the city of tabriz the capital city of east azarbaijan province in north west of iran totally populated by azerbaijanis.

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