The limelight of carpet weaving in the khorasan province at the moment are as follows.
Portuguese carpets khorasan.
Midcentury portuguese needlepoint carpet size.
From the late 18th and early 19th centuries there are carpets in the herāti pattern probably made in villages of the district.
Khorasan rugs are most famous of persian carpet design for their unparalleled beauty and quality.
Period of devaluation of carpet weaving in khorasan.
Carpets of khorasan are woven with turkish and persian knots.
Some weavers who works on persian knots use fraudulous or double knots to save time and material.
Herāt carpets are the classic carpets of the district.
Category mid 20th century portuguese rugs and carpets.
Khorāsān carpet handwoven floor covering made in the region of khorāsān in northeastern iran.
In the time when shah esmaeil conquered herat currently a city of northwest of afghanistan in 1510 the capital of the country was shifted to tabriz and as the result most artist were transferred from heart to tabriz and consequently second school of art was established in the new capital.
Find books about persian rugs and carpets in our rug book gallery.
Mashhad niyshabour sabzevar and etc.
Since the 1920 s it has been setting the standard amongst rug and carpet makers and continues to maintain its leadership position as america s brand of choice for high end carpeting and rugs.
9 0 18 5 274 561 cm a portuguese needlepoint carpet the sand field with a reciprocal overall pattern of blue and ivory trian.
They show a repeat pattern of a lattice that peeps through a maze of blossoms and leaves with a characteristic.
Designs mostly used in khorasan carpets are flower design corner medallion overall flower design vase design overall paisley design and the most common is herat.
Later in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries khorassan became a center for the production of high quality room sized carpets due to its large stable supply of city based weavers who could accommodate the larger anchored.
While these area rugs closely adhere to tradition antique persian khorasan rugs still are extremely diverse.
A long khorasan compartment and tree carpet north east persia 17th century christies art of the islamic and indian worlds including oriental rugs and carpets portuguese carpet northeast persia khorassan early 17th century.
Many antique carpets have whimsical animal designs accents like birds for example.
For example the arborescent and the paisley boteh a motif in the shape of a droplet.
The borders came from the khorasan tradition.
The karastan name has been synonymous with quality beauty and durability for more than 90 years.
The high point in persian carpet design and manufacture was attained under the safavid dynasty 907 1152 1501 1739.
Live beautifully with karastan carpets.
Weaving carpets is a handicraft in which women are highly involved in villages and small cities around khorasan.
