Vegetable Dyed Rug - 1.81 x 1.26 Balouchi

Vegetable Dyed Rug - 1.81 x 1.26 BalouchiChobi rugs were a response to the North American fashion taste that intended to modify the boldness of the traditional rugs in order to give a muted and antique look of natural wood color that was desired by modern fashion industry. Chobi was developed in Lahore and Weaving centres were set up in border region of Pakistan and Afghanistan where they were mostly produced for the North American market. Several years ago a company named Rugman invested a

The result is that while all Kerman carpets have something in common

The  design fantastic and sits well in this circular arrangement of motifs radiating out from the centre medallion

The centre is creation itself exposing outward in beauty and order with life and vitality everywhere

not an accidental drawing

and there are 240 to 550 knots to each square inch in a silk one

blending luxurious craftsmanship with a soft

In general

In the late 19th century

It is highly collectable

The combination of colours and patterns is a work of genius

Afshar means “obedient”

It used to be called Lilihan (still is called Lilihan rug in US and Europ)