Antique Mohtasham Kashan Rug

Antique Mohtasham Kashan rug 4'4'' x 6'7''. From the 1880s period of the Great Persian Carpet Revival, this urban, fine weave, central Iranian scatter employs Manchester-spun wool to...

Antique Mohtasham Kashan rug measures: 7.8'' x 9.2''.

Antique Kashan rug. Measures: 6.11'' x 10.2''.

Although in only fair condition with wear abrash, this central Persian, finely woven, town scatter still possesses real character. The rust red field with an allover flower pattern s...

Antique Mohtasham Kashan Rug 3'11'' x 6'7''. This antique "Mohtasham" scatter shows chunky, angular drawing of the notched, hexagon medallion with en...

Antique Mohtasham Kashan rug 4'4'' x 6'3''. The oval cream field shows a navy octogramme medallion with rust palmette radiations, together with navy and rust corners. Stained glass drawing...

Antique Kashan - Mohtasham rug, size: 3'0" x 5'4".

Antique Kashan - Mohtasham rug, size: 11'4" x 17'6".

An extraordinary early 20th century Persian Mohtashem Kashan Silk rug. Measures: 3'4'' x 3'8'' The rarest group of Kashan carpets that utilizes non-traditional designs and color palettes is the “Motashem Kashan,” which was woven up to the end of the 19th century. This elite class of Kashan carpets uses a very luminous quality of lamb’s wool, which gives the surface a highly reflective quality. Quite hard-to-find, true Motashem Kashan rugs are extraordinarily finely knotted. They employ either a graceful teardrop medallion or intricately detailed all-over blossom and leaf patterns. Their preferred color palette is subtle pastel and earth tones, contrasted by a penetrating midnight indigo blue.  At the same time, these hues retain a remarkable luster, as the rich lanolin has risen to the surface of each fiber of wool. Also, early Motashem Kashan rugs often demonstrate a very sensitive and emotive use of intentional color shading, a technique known as abrash. In Mohtasham Kashan carpets...

This antique, finely woven, central Persian city scatter rug shows a scalloped, lightly abrashed navy palmette medallion centering a rose Sub-medallion, all on a cream field with en ...

Antique Persian Mohtasham Kashan rug, 1880 Persia circa 1880 Handwoven.     

A phenomenal late 19th century room size Mohtashem Kashan rug The most rare group of Kashan carpets that utilizes non-traditional designs and color palettes is the “Motashem Kash...