This Premium Blue on Beige Hand knotted Birjand area rug is a true one-of-a-kind work of art. Persian rugs are known as some of the best area rugs in the world.This Persian rug is made with 100% Wool pile,a 100% Cotton foundation and 100% vegetable dye. The KPSI is 118 for this Persian rug;it took 299 days to weave and is in Excellent condition.
Birjand Persian rugs are hand-woven in province of Khorassan. They have an elegant pattern, similar to the Herati, but with a European look and feel.
Birjand rugs feature stylized, round central medallions that sit in open fields of small fish in a sea of beige. Their repeated borders resemble Mahi ones, but are more curvilinear. They are very intricate and detailed. Birjand color schemes are usually beige and navy blue, with hints of burgundy and salmon.
The province of Khorassan is a vast, rug producing area with a long and storied history. To ensure the quality of the rugs woven and marketed in the region Shah Abbas (1571-1629) regularly seized and destroyed badly woven or colored rugs. Mashad, the provincial capital, is the main market center for the Khorassan rugs. Other rug-producing centers in the region are Kashmar, Moud, Sabzevar, Ghain and Birjand. Many Baluch tribal rugs are also woven in Khorassan. Most of the rugs woven in the province are made of soft, lustrous wool on a cotton foundation. The patterns include historic pictorials unique to Khorassan.