Persian Qum Silk - 1.15x0.77 Rug TribalThis is a beautiful central rosette patterns rug from the city of Qum, handmade from silk. The Rosette design is a circular arrangement of motifs radiating out from the centre medallion suggesting the petals of a rose. The rosette is dynamic and explodes outward, like creation itself, the big bang. The carpet is made from silk. Qom rugs (or Qum, Ghom, Ghum) are made in the Qom Province of Iran, around 100 km south of Tehran. Although rug weaving in
It is an overall pattern carpet with what appear to be column like forms running down the length of the field
It makes a powerful statement with the choice of lovely colours that are in balance and harmony with each other
Very finely knotted rugs and carpets in complex Persian medallion
This carpet is a work of genius combining wonderful shades of light olive greens and teal create a sense of luxury and beauty
proudly weaved his signature onto this piece
It is near both the Russian Turkestan and the Afghanistan borders
Afghanistan
A very beautiful central medallion carpet that has gentle colours and curvilinear patterns and motifs
Weavers in Qum use Persian knots and average around 600 knots per square inch
The colour and motifs of this carpet are wonderful
It contains many motifs the are bountiful and pretty
but with more motifs and objects woven into the borders
