Persian Najafabad Wool Rug - 2.20 x 1.52 tabriz

Persian Najafabad Wool Rug - 2.20 x 1.52 tabrizNajafabad rugs originate from Najafabad, located in central Iran near the city of Isfahan. As well as being a well known and respected center for area rug weaving, Najafabad is also the trade center for an agricultural region noted for its pomegranates. Najafabad rugs woven are not distinctive to the city, but rather to the region. The style follows most closely the designs and colors of its neighbors in Isfahan and Kashan and to a lesser degree Yadz

Weaving began in the religious shrine city of Qum in central Persia in the 1930s

and despite that

A magnificent silk carpet from the city of Kashan

It is a hand made superfine wool carpet that has the most charming and magical combination of colours

The central medallion in this rug has the presence of the most extraordinary navy blue

Meshed (Mashehad) is the modern capital of Khorasan

This central medallion carpet contains in the filed repetition of the boteh motif

floral shrubs & urns of flowers bordered by a major guardstripe of palmettes and meandering vines

Lovely rosette central medallion

The rugs have a medallion or allover pattern surrounded by simple motif elements in the background

The style follows most closely the designs and colors of its neighbors in Isfahan and Kashan and to a lesser degree Yadz and Ardekan

till today these rugs are often called Farahan Sarouk rugs