Persian Tabriz Supreme Rug - 3.08 x 0.82 tribal

Persian Tabriz Supreme Rug - 3.08 x 0.82 tribalTabriz is situated in north western Iran, in the province of Azerbaijan, and is the capital of a very important carpet weaving region. The town is over 1000 years old and even centuries ago it was famous as a cultural centre. The Tabriz carpets are of very good quality, finely knotted and made of strong lustrous wool. There are old carpets in private homes, used for years, which are still in excellent condition, and the colours have kept their

It is a central medallion carpet with an explosion of floral motifs everywhere

Shahreza is well known for its exquisite tightly knotted Persian carpets woven using the asymmetrical Persian knot

The pastel pink field provides a wonderful balance to the complex patterns of the rest of the carpets

It comes form the city of Tabriz

There is much beauty and harmony in the elongated central medallions surrounded by flowers carpet

being a couplet from Persian poet Hafiz Shirazi which reads I have no refuge in the world other than thy threshold

Central medallion

This truly amazing central medallion carpet was made in the city of Tabriz

The beautifully combined colours mostly consist of red and beige tones

and is the capital of a very important carpet weaving region

and yellows

It is from the city of Tabriz