Antique Silk Kashan Prayer Rug

Antique Persian silk Kashan rug, circa 1900. A lovely very finely woven rug with a floral filled central field, detailing the stems and flo...

This finely handwoven silk Kashan, circa 1930 has truly remarkable detail and attains to the skill of the weavers in creating this glorious tug. It will br...

Antique Persian Silk Kashan, circa 1900. Finely woven in luxurious silk with the main ivory field having wonderfully detailed floral and pl...

Persian antique Kashan rug, circa 1910. The plain central filled with a wonderful motif repeating the main border design but with six exquisite floral designs enclosed in powder blue...

Antique Persian Silk Kashan, circa 1900. Finely woven in luxurious silk the detail and the yellow ground together shimmer that will create ...

Antique Kashan Embossed rug, circa 1900. An unusual extremely fine rug with the main central pattern embossed and raised to create a spectacular look to thi...

Antique Persian Wool and Silk Prayer Design Kashan Oriental Rug, 6 ft 8 in x 4 ft 6 in (2.03 m x 1.37 m). Circa 1930's Good full pile throughout. Sides and ends original. Fine Antique Persian Wool and Silk Prayer Design Kashan Oriental Rug, Country of Origin / Rug Type: Persian Rugs, Circa Date: 1930 – This fine antique Persian prayer rug...

77269 Antique Persian Silk Kashan Prayer Rug, 04'04 x 06'08. Behold, a vision of paradise! Feast your eyes upon this exquisite hand knotted antique P...

Finely woven antique Kashan rug, circa 1900s. Measures: 2 x 5. Please contact us for more info.

:: Beautiful fine antique silk Persian Kashan area rug conservative weaving date 1915, likely closer to 1900. An interesting and unusual fusion for rugs o...

An extraordinary early 20th century Persian Mohtashem Kashan silk room size rug highlighted by a light green field. Measures: 8'4'' x 11'5''.

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...