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Worn 19th Century Antique Mohtasham Kashan Rug

$6,000
£4,555.94
€5,210.06
CA$8,382.87
A$9,323.58
CHF 4,868.48
MX$113,458.07
NOK 62,177.98
SEK 58,311.97
DKK 38,884.67
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a late 19th Century evenly Worn Persian Mohtashem Kashan rug 4'3'' x 6'9'' The most rare group of Kashan carpets that utilizes non-traditional designs and color palettes is the “Motashem Kashan,” which were 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 Kashn carpets dating from 1850 or earlier, the abrash is usually subtle and continual, with artful colors shifts within a single design and from one end of the rug to the other. This gives the rug a painterly quality and a visual depth that is akin to that of a watercolor painting. Motasham Kashan carpets of great age with minor to moderate, extremely well-executed restoration and some pile intact are extremely rare and typically held in private collections.
  • Creator:
    Mohtashem (Manufacturer)
  • Dimensions:
    Width: 51 in (129.54 cm)Length: 82 in (208.28 cm)
  • Style:
    Kashan (In the Style Of)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Wool,Hand-Woven
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1870
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. evenly worn throughout.
  • Seller Location:
    New York, NY
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: j2696 J & D Oriental Rug Co.1stDibs: LU908731327272

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