Old Kashkai Rug, 157 Cm X 193 Cm, Hand-knotted Wool In Persia, Late 19th Early 20th Century

Here is a real Kachkaï "a Shiraz of Mecca" borrowed from a superb nomadic decor and colors obtained naturally.
Gashghaï or Kashkaï carpet decorated with five medallions in wine and ivory with hooks, placed on a midnight blue field covered with flowers, stylized animals, trees of life, ..... the whole surrounded by a border with geometric decoration.
weft of these old rugs is dyed wool, almost always in red brown or brown, curry, passing twice after each line of knots.
The thickness of ancient Kashkai is always thin, three to four mm, which differs from contemporary carpets, which are thick with a loose pile. Beautiful model in muted but bright colors, from the second half of the 19th century, beginning of the 20th century, measuring, 157 cm wide by 193 cm long, in high quality wool on wool, originating from the region of Shiraz in Persia, today Iran in very good condition, due to its great age.
The mixed hair fringes are in good condition, they often include wool of goat, sheep, camel, horsehair, a mixture that is found in most ethnic carpets from Iran, Central Asia, the Caucasus but also from the Maghreb.
The muted colors, earth, midnight blue contrast with the light ones, indigot, white, pink, orange, curry, mustard, placed on the dark field, cause a luminous contrast.
These rugs are essentially dyed with natural, mineral and vegetable products.
The drawing of a beautiful complexity, reveals many tribal motifs and other stylized plants that we always meet on these carpets.
Two stripes, blue and curry, run along the border, made up of the symbol of water, eternity in a crenellated way, stylized flowers, round and square and adorn the perimeter with elegance.
The border with many frames has the motif called "Ashkhali" formed of a series of diamonds linked together by a polychrome bar.
The edge of the old carpets of this family is always colored, blue, red or brown. We find in our model, silhouettes of roosters, which suggests the paradise of Zoroaster, the immortality which will reward the one who observes religious practices with a certain zeal.
These very beautiful tribal carpets are knotted in the region of Shiraz, a region located near the ancient Persepolis which gave its name to Persia, nowadays, Iran.
Shiraz is in the province of Fars where the Gashghaï tribes reside and produce carpets under the two names, Shiraz or Ghashghaï. Kashkai rugs are also called Turki-Shiraz and represent the most popular pieces of ancient Shiraz production.
## The ancient Kashkai like our model, whose polychromy is warm and harmonious and the knotting fine and tight, are often also referred to as the "Shiraz of Mecca".
This denomination was intended to inform the buyer about the high quality of the carpet, worthy of serving as a gift for the Muslim pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca.
We are, at the sight of all of these aforementioned elements, in front of a very beautiful carpet from an ethnic collection, knotted several decades ago with passion and devotion, and fulfilling the criteria of very beautiful Kashkai.
Dimensions: width: 157 cm (62") x length: 193 cm (75")
This rug has been professionally and ecologically cleaned.
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