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Persian Substyles
Afshar
,Ardabil,
Bakhtiari,
Bijar,
Esfahan,
Farahan,
Hamadan,
Heriz,
Joshaghan,
Kashan,
Kerman,
Malayer,
Mashad,
Nain,
Quashghai,
Qum,
Ravar,
Sarab,
Saruk,
Senneh,
Serapi,
Shiraz,
Tabriz,
Varamin
Mashad - View Our Persian Mashad Rugs Collection
Mashad is the capital city of the province of Khorasan in northeastern Iran. This holy city is famous for the shrine of the eighth Shiite Imam, Imam Reza. Another factor which has given Mashad great significance, is its geographical positioning in eastern Iran.
In addition to being a rug-weaving center, Mashad is also a trade center for the rugs of its neighboring villages and tribes such as
Baluchis and Turkomans of Iran,
Turkmenistan,
Afghanistan and
Pakistan.
The Majority of Mashad rugs are woven in workshops; others are made on home-based looms in surrounding villages. Mashad mostly produces large rugs. The majority of Mashad rugs are woven with the asymmetrical (Persian) knot although the symmetrical (Turkish) knot is found.
The pattern of Mashad rugs is almost always curvilinear. The most common Mashad design is shah abbasi medallion-and-corner with large pendants. This design is sometimes similar to the Kashan shah abbasi medallion-and-corner with a diamond shape medallion and a background filled with shah abbasi motifs, and other times it is similar to Kerman Koran medallion-and-corner design with a plainer background; however, the medallion tends to be more circular than Kerman medallions.
One unique characteristic, which helps differentiate Mashad rugs from Kashan rugs, but not necessarily from Kerman rugs, is their elongated corners. The corners of the Mashad medallion-and-corner layout are so long that they either almost meet or do meet near the center of each border on each side of the rug. Another characteristic in this design which can help distinguish Mashad rugs from other rugs, but it makes them even more similar to Kashan rugs, is the weavers' almost exclusive use of deep red for the background and dark blue for the medallion, corners, and the border. However, all colors are used in creating the motifs.
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In addition to the shah abbasi motif, other motifs used by Mashad weavers are herati and boteh, usually in an all-over repeating or endless repeat. Mashad rugs with the herati motif are sometimes marketed under the name of the province, Khorasan. These designs are not always woven in the typical Mashad red and blue. In fact, beige, camel, and brown are colors commonly used to create the herati and boteh all-over designs. Some pictorials are woven in Mashad as well.
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