Tabriz Carpet Design

Tabriz carpets use fine wool giving luster to the colors and flexibility in handling.

Tabriz carpet design.

Antique tabriz garden of paradise carpet northwest persian 6ft 6in x 10ft 4in circa 1875. Herati mahi motifs are used as embellishments in medallion carpets but are also used as a single design in intricately woven all over patterns. While the finest carpets have more than a million knots and are called 90raj simple rugs still have a density of 400 000 500 000 knots 40raj. Antique hadji jallili haji jalili tabriz northwest persian 13ft 4in x 18ft 8in circa 1850.

The fineness of the carpets is categorised by the raj number which shows the number of knots in between 7 cm. The manufacturing of carpets today is extensive and the quality varies from excellent handicrafts to simple and cheap bazaar qualities. The major city of tabriz located near the turkish border is the center of classically designed antique carpets in northwest persia. The range starts at bazaar quality of 24 raj and on up to the incredibly fine 110 raj.

The categorisation refers to the knot density per square metre and thus gives an indication of the quality. Tabriz carpets are easily distinguished by an additional designation. A common designation of tabriz rugs is the raj which stands for 7 cm. A tabriz rug carpet is a type in the general category of persian carpets from the city of tabriz the capital city of east azarbaijan province in north west of iran totally populated by azerbaijanis.

Classic tabriz carpets feature a central medallion with all over designs of floral motifs leaves tendrils and vines echoing the stylistic characteristics of the ardabil carpets yet each is a unique work. A good tabriz has a short and rough pile. Raj is the unit of knot density.