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In the city
of Kashan the record of weaving brocade and velvet textiles
as well as gold- embroidered materials and fine-knotted rugs
goes back to the era of the Safavid dynasty. At that time,
each piece, in its own range, for the talent performed in
dyeing and weaving was a formidable example of
craftsmanship. In those days carpet weaving in Kashan
reached its highest peak and the talented artists left many
valuable samples of their masterpieces of which a certain
number ornate the famous museums of the world. One of these
is the famous "hunting scene" carpet, which one can admire
in the museum if Vienna.
The highest
degree in the art of weaving, dyeing and designing carpets
in the world is also reflected in the gold-embroidered
"Polonaise" carpets.
After this
period of splendour, the art of carpet and textile weaving
in both Kashan and the other areas began to decline.
Kashan
produced carpets of the highest artistic craftsmanship over
several centuries, especially those which were produced many
years ago, are so beautiful and desirable that many carpet
lovers ardently wish to possess one of them.
Not long
ago most of the Kashan rugs were woven with Merinos wool,
but because of its high cost, the usage of it was limited.
At present the wool needed in Kashan and its dependencies is
provided from internal sources such as Khorasan,
Kermanshahan and Tehran.
Formerly "Kork" and fine silk
carpets were produced in Kashan but nowadays Ghom is the
leader in producing carpets of this category.
Fast-coloured, double-weft and Senneh knotted rugs and
carpets most often have lacquer-red, dark blue, turquoise
blue, off-white beige, brown and pistachio green background.
All
formats, especially from about 1,5 x 2-20 m. up the large
sizes common. Runners are relatively rare.
Shah-Abbasi
medallion and corner, overall Shah-Abbasi, Overall vases,
Candelabra medallion, tree with Mehrab, portrait, panorama
and geometrical Josheghan designs are those mostly woven in
Kashari. Warps and wefts are of finely spun cotton. The
carpets are dense; the quality is fine to very fine (up to
1.000.000 knots per sq. rn).
Different
kinds of carpets and rugs resembling those of Kashan are
woven in the dependencies and the villages such as
Nush-Abad, Aran, Fin, Natanz, Ghamsar and Ravand. Admist
these, the most popular are those of Natanz and Ghamsar. |
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