Antique Kashan Area Rug (7' x 9')

Dimensions: 7'2" x 9'9" (218 cm x 297 cm).

Circa: 1940.

Colors: gray, light gray, off-white, brown, silver, gainsboro.

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.