Antique Kashan Area Rug (8' x 11')

Dimensions: 8'7" x 11'8" (262 cm x 356 cm).

Circa: 1940.

Colors: black, brown, gray, pink, off-white, blue, light gray, light blue, silver, dark gray, dim gray, antiquewhite.

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.