Tabriz Carpet Design

Tabriz carpets are easily distinguished by an additional designation.

Tabriz carpet design.

It shows the rigidity of the rug which based on the number of strings used for the found. The major city of tabriz located near the turkish border is the center of classically designed antique carpets in northwest persia. Antique hadji jallili haji jalili tabriz northwest persian 13ft 4in x 18ft 8in circa 1850. Antique tabriz garden of paradise carpet northwest persian 6ft 6in x 10ft 4in circa 1875.

A common designation of tabriz rugs is the raj which stands for 7 cm. A good tabriz has a short and rough pile. The range starts at bazaar quality of 24 raj and on up to the incredibly fine 110 raj. 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.

The patterns can consist of a centrally placed medallion surrounded by arabesques weeping willows and cypresses. Herati mahi motifs are used as embellishments in medallion carpets but are also used as a single design in intricately woven all over patterns. It is one of the oldest rug weaving centers and makes a huge diversity of types of carpets. The manufacturing of carpets today is extensive and the quality varies from excellent handicrafts to simple and cheap bazaar qualities.

The fineness of the carpets is categorised by the raj number which shows the number of knots in between 7 cm. The categorisation refers to the knot density per square metre and thus gives an indication of the quality. Raj is the unit of knot density.