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== Techniques and structures == | == Techniques and structures == | ||
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| − | Farahan Sarouk carpet backgrounds are reds, ranging from brick-red to peach in coloration. A lesser percentage of carpets with dark blue or ivory backgrounds were also produced. These three colors were interchangeable between the border and field. In addition to these colors, different shades of blues, gold, greens, cinnamon, and browns were applied for the medallion, design motifs, and outlines.<ref>Moheban, 2015, p.185</ref | + | Farahan Sarouk carpet backgrounds are reds, ranging from brick-red to peach in coloration. A lesser percentage of carpets with dark blue or ivory backgrounds were also produced. These three colors were interchangeable between the border and field. In addition to these colors, different shades of blues, gold, greens, cinnamon, and browns were applied for the medallion, design motifs, and outlines.<br> |
| + | ZILI SULTAN rugs are known the mostly ivory-colored background. Cheshmeh rug weavings were made with narrow borders and a deep green field border.<ref>Moheban, 2015, p.185-186</ref> | ||
=== Motifs and Designs === | === Motifs and Designs === | ||
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| General information | |
| Name | Ferahan Rug |
| Original name | قالی فراهان |
| Alternative name(s) | Ferahan Carpet |
| Origin |  Iran: Markazi |
| Category | Village |
| Technical information | |
| Common designs | Vagireh, Lachak Toranj |
| Common colors | Red, Green, Begie, Blue, Cream, Yellow |
| Dyeing method | Natural, Synthetic |
| Pile material | Wool |
| Foundation material | Cotton |
| Knot type | Asymmetrical (Persian) |
Ferahan Rugs Ferahan rugs are hand woven in the province of Markazi in central Iran. Ferahan is actually a collection of farm towns and small villages with a long and illustrious history of weaving magnificent tribal traditional rugs. In many western countries today, Ferahan rugs are known and sold as Mahal, from the city of Mahallat in the district of Ferahan. The traditional rugs from this region are of the highest quality and in great demand the world over. The Sarouk is one of the most famous traditional rugs produced in the region. Tribal people meticulously weave Ferahan traditional rugs to exacting specifications using the Persian asymmetrical knot.
History
Farahan, also spelled Fereghan, is a region in the north of the Markazi (for-merly Arak) Province, located in west central Iran. Farahan rugs and carpets are known in the market from the mid-nineteenth century.
Farahan is known for its many towns and villages that produce carpets, notably CHESHMEH, MOHA- JERAN, SAROUK, and SULTANABAD (renamed Arak). In the antique market, any fine carpet woven during the nineteenth century from the Farahan region carries the Farahan name. Zili Sultan rugs from Mohajeran and Sultanabad are also associated with Farahan. With the high demand for Oriental carpets from the West during the 1920s, many Farahan towns and villages adapted their weaving qualities and designs, but they marketed their weavings with their own location without adding the Farahan name. An example, Farahan Sarouks became known as just “Sarouks”; in America, as they were the number one choice for consumers, the rugs were also called “American Sarouks” in the trade.
The most well-known Farahan carpet in the antique market is the Farahan Sarouk. They were produced in great quantity for the European, Amer-ican, and domestic markets. Farahan Sarouks were made beginning in 1880, with a tightly woven double weft.[1]
Materials
Foundation and Pile
Excluding the rare pieces with silk foundations having silk or wool piles, all Farahan area rugs have a cotton warp and weft and a wool pile.[2]
Techniques and structures
Color and dyeing
Farahan Sarouk carpet backgrounds are reds, ranging from brick-red to peach in coloration. A lesser percentage of carpets with dark blue or ivory backgrounds were also produced. These three colors were interchangeable between the border and field. In addition to these colors, different shades of blues, gold, greens, cinnamon, and browns were applied for the medallion, design motifs, and outlines.
ZILI SULTAN rugs are known the mostly ivory-colored background. Cheshmeh rug weavings were made with narrow borders and a deep green field border.[3]
Motifs and Designs
Farahan Sarouks designs are semifloral, mostly in a medallion style, with four medallion quadrants in the corners of the background. The design motifs are flower heads with leaves and vines in the field and borders. A low percentage of allover designs were made, with Lattice, palmette, or the popular flowers with leaves and vines. Wild animal motifs were also included in some carpets.
Farahan Sarouk Mihrab (prayer arch) with or without columns with Vase motifs in the field, allover flower bouquets, the Tree of Life, animal and bird motifs, or, occasionally, unique pictorial designs.[4]
Weaving techniques
Farahan Sarouk formats range from small mats to oversize carpets. Smaller Farahan rugs were woven in dimensions ranging from approxi-mately five feet by three feet to seven feet by four feet and feature the Mihrab (prayer arch).
The Persian (asymmetric) knot is invariably used in all weavings. They are made from very good to very fine in grade quality.[5]
See also
References
Bibliography
- Abraham Levi Moheban, (2015), The Encyclopedia of Antique Carpets: Twenty-Five Centuries of Weaving, NewYork: Princeton Architectural Press.