Beautiful Large Antique Persian Mohtasham Kashan Rug, Country of Origin / Rug Type: Persian Rug, Circa Date: 1880 Its star shaped outline is formed by sixteen precise points, which alternate in size and color. The very center is a rustic blue circle, which is decorated with a row of darker beige petals along the perimeter and a delicate silver’ish ornamentation in the center. Two small beige flowers with navy blue outlines, which each have eight points, embellish the two vertically opposed apexes of the nucleus. Two even smaller navy blue florets are positioned outside the horizontally opposed points.
This pattern is mimicked in the corners of the central field. These corner designs contain triangular surfaces with a brilliant arrangement of navy blue tones, rustic leaves, cream vines and elaborate rusty orange ornaments. The wide multi layered border of this beautiful Large antique Persian Mohtasham Kashan rug creates the perfect frame for the central elements.
Exotic flowers in alternating shades of neutrals and pastel rust symmetrically line the central border layer of this large size rug. This main border is then flanked on either side by two richer rust colored strands.