Karaja Square Rug - 3'9" x 4'0"
#2552 Unusual Karaja Square
3’9” x 4’0”
AGE & ORIGIN:
c. 1930
Persia
OVERVIEW:
A fantastic example of why the outward design of a rug cannot necessarily be trusted when figuring out where a rug is from. Karaja rugs come from the eponymous region of NW Persia and have almost become a trade-term themselves as there is really only (mostly) one design that comes from Karaja, which is an iconic three medallion motif.
Despite the three medallion motif being superseded by a classic Herati design, this rug, structurally, is a Karaja. It is cotton on cotton construction, the typical NW Persian flat selvedge, and is single-wefted. All clues that would conclude it’s a Karaja, despite the lack of the typical Karaja motif.
Being slightly later into the 20th C. there are some synthetic dyes, but Karaja and its surrounding towns and villages (most notably Heriz) continued using vegetal dyes into this period, which are also present here.
While this piece may be overlooked by some, the unusual design aspects, good condition, special size and age are truly things that should satisfy even the snobbiest rug connoisseurs.
CONDITION:
Some moth bites and end loss
#2552 Unusual Karaja Square
3’9” x 4’0”
AGE & ORIGIN:
c. 1930
Persia
OVERVIEW:
A fantastic example of why the outward design of a rug cannot necessarily be trusted when figuring out where a rug is from. Karaja rugs come from the eponymous region of NW Persia and have almost become a trade-term themselves as there is really only (mostly) one design that comes from Karaja, which is an iconic three medallion motif.
Despite the three medallion motif being superseded by a classic Herati design, this rug, structurally, is a Karaja. It is cotton on cotton construction, the typical NW Persian flat selvedge, and is single-wefted. All clues that would conclude it’s a Karaja, despite the lack of the typical Karaja motif.
Being slightly later into the 20th C. there are some synthetic dyes, but Karaja and its surrounding towns and villages (most notably Heriz) continued using vegetal dyes into this period, which are also present here.
While this piece may be overlooked by some, the unusual design aspects, good condition, special size and age are truly things that should satisfy even the snobbiest rug connoisseurs.
CONDITION:
Some moth bites and end loss
#2552 Unusual Karaja Square
3’9” x 4’0”
AGE & ORIGIN:
c. 1930
Persia
OVERVIEW:
A fantastic example of why the outward design of a rug cannot necessarily be trusted when figuring out where a rug is from. Karaja rugs come from the eponymous region of NW Persia and have almost become a trade-term themselves as there is really only (mostly) one design that comes from Karaja, which is an iconic three medallion motif.
Despite the three medallion motif being superseded by a classic Herati design, this rug, structurally, is a Karaja. It is cotton on cotton construction, the typical NW Persian flat selvedge, and is single-wefted. All clues that would conclude it’s a Karaja, despite the lack of the typical Karaja motif.
Being slightly later into the 20th C. there are some synthetic dyes, but Karaja and its surrounding towns and villages (most notably Heriz) continued using vegetal dyes into this period, which are also present here.
While this piece may be overlooked by some, the unusual design aspects, good condition, special size and age are truly things that should satisfy even the snobbiest rug connoisseurs.
CONDITION:
Some moth bites and end loss