Antique Persian Silk Mohtasham Kashan

Antique Persian Mohtasham Kashan  

Tabriz is believed to have incorporated curved lines that were commonly used in ottoman rugs to Persian weaving while working as the first seat of the royal weaving workshops of Safavid rugs...

Antique Mohtasham Kashan rug 13.3'' x 20'4''. The ruby red field supports a four by six array of gently scalloped ogival, side conjoint navy blue leaf and flower panels. The induced red reserves each present a millefleurs pattern. Rich red border of reversing green arches...

Antique Mohtasham Kashan Rug 9'11'' x 13'. A "second generation" Mohtasham from central Persia, this finely woven urban creation shows a five by six array of red flame-tongued medall...

Antique Mohtasham Kashan rug 4'7'' x 6'7''.

Antique Mohtasham Kashan rug measures 4'2'' x 6'9''.

74220 Antique Persian Mohtashem Kashan Silk Directional Rug with Regal Neoclassic Style. Opulence and grace with beguiling ambiance, this antique Persian Mohtashem Kashan large direc...

Fine rare antique Mohtasham kashan rug vase lions birds beige 224cm x 305cm 7'4" x 10' Circa 1870 "This is an extraordinary, rare, pre- 1900 Silk Persian Mohtasham rug...

This antique, finely woven, central Persian city scatter rug shows a scalloped, lightly abrashed navy palmette medallion centering a rose Sub-medallion, all on a cream field with en ...

An extraordinary early 20th century Persian Mohtashem Kashan Silk rug. Measures: 3'4'' x 3'8'' The rarest group of Kashan carpets that utilizes non-traditional designs and color palettes is the “Motashem Kashan,” which was 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 Kashan carpets...

Antique Persian Mohtasham Kashan rug, 1880 Persia circa 1880 Handwoven.     

Pillow made from a Mohtasham Kashan rug. Measures: 20'' x 20''.