Antique Kashan Area Rug (8' x 11')

Dimensions: 8'6" x 11'3" (259 cm x 343 cm).

Circa: 1940.

Colors: black, charcoal, gray, light gray, off-white, pink, seashell, snow, whitesmoke.

An important area in central Persia for carpet weaving, producing magnificent court carpets in the sixteenth and seventeenth century. Kashan’s are finely woven on a cotton foundation and double wefted. They have intricate curvilinear designs primarily having a central diamond medallion with pendants on top and bottom in a traditional saturated color palette.