Tehran-Kashan — Top 🔍 Click to zoom

Tehran-Kashan — Top

Persian · Late 19th Century

From Kashan to Tehran

A dialogue between two weaving cities: Tehran refinement in the drawing, Kashan boldness in the color. Red and green in confident balance, at 650 knots to the square inch.

Millefleur tree-of-life rising from a golden vase on a madder field; navy arabesque border.

Size
6′9″ × 4′7″
Style
Persian — Kashan
Era
Late 19th Century
Pile
Wool on cotton
Foundation
Cotton
Weave
Hand-knotted
Dyes
Vegetable dye
Condition
Excellent

Some photographs are styled visualisations; the piece itself is photographed unretouched.