Persian Qum Silk Rug - 1.99x1.37 Balouchi

Persian Qum Silk Rug - 1.99x1.37 BalouchiAn extremely beautiful prayer rug, made from silk, with an abundance of flowers complimenting the mihrab, bring rest and balance to the carpet. Designed by Master Danishpoor. Qom rugs (or Qum, Ghom, Ghum) are made in the Qom Province of Iran, around 100 km south of Tehran. Although rug weaving in Qom was not a major industry until the past 100 years, the luxurious silk and wool rugs of Qom are known for their high quality and are regarded among the

In this carpet we see the herati pattern beautifully radiating out from the centre to the borders

Each of the designs is meaningful

Wherever you look

Malayers have semigeometric designs in an all-over or medallion style

handmade from silk

autumn and winter

and when we look into the field we see there are depictions of more animals but at the heart of it all is the tree of life - the understanding that all of this earthly beauty

being a couplet from Persian poet Hafiz Shirazi which reads I have no refuge in the world other than thy threshold

The colours are an amazing assortment of parchment

dark blue or even green backgrounds

Such rugs are made with thick high quality wool

It is a central medallion carpet with an explosion of floral motifs everywhere