Antique Kashan Area Rug (8' x 12')

Dimensions: 8'8" x 12'0" (264 cm x 366 cm). Circa: 1920. Colors: blue, brown, gray, pink, red. 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.