Fine Qashquli Rug 1.53×1.05m

Description

Title: Fine Qashquli Rug

Size: 1.53×1.05m / 5’0″x3’5″ Thickness: 10mm

Origin: Fars Province, South-West Persia 

Technique: Hand-knotted. Double weft construction. 

Material: Wool pile, knotted onto cotton warps.

Colours and Design: This fine Persian Qashquli rug has a deep blue ground, rust corners with cream medallion and border.  The design is a geometric medallion tribal design with loads of curious and enchanting filler motifs. The dark blue background serves to add depth to the design, contrasting effectively with the medallion and intricate filler emblems.

Condition/Age: New.

Additional Information: 

The Qashquli are a sub-section of the Qashqai tribe.

The Qashquli are a tribal people that have tradition of weaving rugs of some repute. Once nomadic, Qashquli rugs are woven in villages within the vicinity of Firuzabad, just south of Shiraz within the Fars province.

The production of Qashquli rugs is small, with weavers producing exceptionally fine quality Qashquli rugs in small sizes. These Qashquli rugs represent the finest rugs of the Fars province and even within the bazaar of Shiraz (Shiraz being the capital of the Fars) Qashquli rugs are extremely hard to find.

Qashquli rugs are finely knotted employing the Persian (asymmetrical) knot, sometimes on an ivory coloured woollen warp, although (these days) usually on a cotton warp. The designs favoured by the Qashquli are: Millefleurs, Herati, as well as other traditional geometric Fars designs.

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