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Featured Article Jozan is a town in the Arak (Markazi) Province of west-central Iran and is located near the famous weaving village of Sarouk. Jozan rugs dating from as early as World War I are known in the market. The rugs are categorized as Sarouks because of the similarity in textures; at times they are called "Jozan Sarouk" in the trade. Jozan rug designs are semi geometric and frequently have a pendant-shaped medallion in the center and a stylized quarter-medallion in each corner of the background. The field has an all-over style of vines with blossoming flowers, flower sprays, and leaves.(Full article...)

Book of the Week Stars of the Caucasus: Silk Embroideries From Azerbaijan 'Author: Michael Franses Published on the occasion of an important international loan exhibition at The Azerbaijan National Museum in Baku, this multi-author book is much more than a mere catalog. Containing previously unpublished research and a wealth of previously hidden material from museums and private collections around the world, and written by a team of international museum professionals and independent scholars, it is the first coordinated and detailed study of the West Caspian region's characteristic silk embroideries. The book traces the history of embroidery in the Caucasus, the multi-cultural sources of domestic embroidery, iconography and designs in which the textile traditions of the Iranian and Turkic worlds meet, materials and needlework techniques, as well as the relationship between embroidery and the pile carpet weaving tradition in the region.

In the News Carpets, Rugs and Textiles at Netherhampton Salerooms Netherhampton Salerooms first sale this year of Carpets, Rugs and Textiles will be an On-line Timed Auction opening at 10a.m. on Thursday 23 March 2023 and closing on Wednesday 29 March 2023. ‘Art Underfoot – Rugs & Carpets’ at Bonhams Skinner Bonhams Skinner will host an online sale ‘Art Underfoot – Rugs & Carpet ’ from 19 March through 29 March 2023. The auction includes 279 lots, and among them antique Caucasian, Anatolian, Persian rugs and more.

Did You Know... ... Louvre Museum, is the world's largest art museum and a historic monument in Paris? ... Spanish carpets were made in medallion or all over styles, with either geometric or floral patterns? ... Vagireh A small rug woven with parts of different designs to show the variety of designs? ... Quchan rugs have a wool foundation and a wool pile? ... Carpet weaving began in Bhadohi during the late Mughal period?

Rug of the Day WikiRug:ROTD/2023/04/1

About WikiRug Wiki Rug or WikiRug is a bilingual Online Encyclopedia of Persian and Oriental Carpets, based on open collaboration through a wiki-based content editing system. This encyclopedia covers the diverse forms that the art and craft of handmade rug taken over centuries across the world, particularly in Persia (Iran), Afghanistan, India, Anatolia (Turkey), and central Asia. The entries of WikiRug will include but not limited to the following: general terminology, weaving tools, technique and materials, carpet styles, designs, patterns, motifs, carpet production origins (counties, regions, cities, villages), research materials (books, magazines, websites), carpet market and industry, as well as individuals (designers, master weavers, artisans, researchers). (more...) Persian Rug Map. Clicking on a province in the map causes the browser to load the appropriate article. Use cursor to identify each rug. Created by Niloufar Alipour & Maryam Adivi, this Persian Rug Map is copyright of WikiRug.org - © Wiki Rug 2020. All rights reserved.