Vintage Persian Mashad Rug chobi carpet One of a kind vintage

One of a kind vintage Persian rug

Stock Number: BR2056

Size: 126 x 81 cm | 4'1" x 2'8"

Mamluk rugs are very complex in pattern and always feature incredibly detailed medallions

a quartered octagonal medallion repeated in precise rows across the deep red field

Vintage Persian Mashad Rug chobi carpet One of a kind vintageThis rug comes from Mashad, the holy city of northeastern Iran and the second most populous city in the country. For over five centuries, Mashad has been one of the most important rug weaving centres in all of Persia, producing carpets for palaces, mosques and the homes of people who understood what a great rug looked like. What distinguishes Mashad technically is the knotting. Weavers here use a jufti knot, tied over four warp threads instead of the