New square Handmade oriental carpet No. 40142 Tabriz Mahi 55 raj Iran 400 x 390 cm
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| Item Number: |
40142 |
| Name: |
Tabriz Mahi 55 raj |
| Country of Origin: |
Iran |
| Size: |
400 x 390 cm |
| Age:
|
new |
| Pile: |
wool |
Foundation
(warp and weft): |
cotton |
| Design: |
floral and geometric / medallion |
| Ground Color: |
wine red |
| Knots per sqm: |
600,000 |
| Remarks: |
This is a unique handmade / hand-knotted / traditional oriental carpet
The pile of this carpet is made of wool
This carpet has a total of approximately 9,360,000 knots and it took skilled carpet makers about 12,480 hours or 1,387 working days to hand-knot this carpet. |
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More about the provenance Tabriz Mahi 55 raj | Iran
Tabriz is the capital city of the province of Azerbaijan in North-West Iran. The city was founded by the Harun al-Rashid approx. in the year 800. Since the 17th century Tabriz is probably the most significant carpet-production-center of Iran. The finer Tabriz production is considered the best Persian productions in terms of quality and design. In order to determine the fineness of a Tabriz, the term "raj" is being used which means "row of knots". The number of knots or "raj" is counted within the range of 2,76 inch (7 cm) which again is the unit of one "Gereh". "Tabriz 55 raj" therefore means, that within 2,76 inch (7 cm) there are 55 knots. This rug therefore has a fineness of at least 397 knots/inch˛ (ca. 615,000 knots/m˛).
This Tabriz Mahi 55 raj has a "Herati" or "Mahi" design (has its origin in Herat, ca. 16th century, short for "Mahi to Hos" meaning "fish in the pond"). A rosette is surrounded by a rhombus which is again surrounded by four bent leaves. The name "Mahi" meaning "fish" was given to this design because the leaves resemble swimming fish.
