29382 Tabriz Persian Rugs
These hand knotted rugs woven in the city of
Tabriz, northwest Persia. These traditional styled carpets made, using a wool
pile or wool and silk, on cotton foundation. The finest Tabriz rugs with knot
counts of over 800 knots per square inch are woven on a silk foundation. The Tabriz
Persian rugs usually have a very detailed pattern with a color palette of over
30 plus different colors, including floral and animal elements often arranged
around one or more of the center medallion and executed in rich subtle hues. Some
examples display poetic quotes or other Farsi (Persian) inscriptions executed
in Arabic calligraphy placed in cartouches and borders. Many Garden Pieces “Four
Season” depict the Islamic concept of paradise- luxuriant floral, birds and
animals. Antique silk Tabriz rugs often feature pictorial or panel designs of small
squares with floral motifs. Hadji Jalli, from the town of Marand, achieved
recognition as the most famous Tabriz rug.