Qom in pure silk | 100 x 100 cm | Nr. 10083

Floral, round Qom in pure silk, beige with medallion and signature

Origin	Persia
Diameter	100 cm (= 0.79 m²)
Construction	hand-knotted
Material	Pile: pure silk Weft & Warp: pure silk
knots per m²2	810.000
Pile height	4mm
Year of manufacture	2000
Colour	Beige, Terracotta
Edition	one-of-a-kind piece

Origin

Qom is a relatively young provenance for Persian rugs. The city of Qom (also Ghom, Ghoum, Goum) lies in the centre of Iran, about 100 km south of the capital, Tehran. Since Qom had no old knotting tradition of its own to build on, patterns were and still are adopted from other knotting regions. Over time, however, a distinctive style has grown out of this. The silk rugs from Qom are today among the most famous and finest rugs in the world. The field of rugs from Qom often has a light ground decorated with finely drawn medallion patterns or all-over boteh or vase designs. This piece of true knotting artistry rightly bears the pride and the name of its knotter in the form of a signature, which translates as: "Ghom Zargajon".

Pattern

The lavish floral motifs of this Qom are elegant and wonderfully varied. The graceful plant symbols, depicting blossoms, leaves and branches, are artfully intertwined.

At the heart of this Qom's central field lies the symmetrical centrepiece, also known as the medallion. The design of the field is subordinate to the medallion, so that the medallion seems to float on the field.

The round format of this hand-knotted Qom is very rare and is perfect, for instance, for rooms with a round dining or living room table.

A special highlight of this Qom is its signature. The signature records that it was made in one of the most renowned weaving workshops in Qom. Written in Arabic script, it speaks of the individual character and the noble origins of this rug.

The background of this Qom is beige. The border is worked in terracotta and dark blue. In the dark blue centre, terracotta and light green are combined.

Material

The silk of this Qom's pile makes the colours of the pattern shine in ever-changing facets, depending on how the light falls. It turns this Qom into a real highlight and creates an atmosphere in the room that is cosy and at the same time very elegant and refined. Silk is obtained by hand from the cocoons of the silk moth. Because the individual silk filaments are extremely long, very fine yarns can be spun that are light in weight yet still tear-resistant. Fine yarn allows smaller knots to be tied and therefore finer patterns to be created. This is why the finest rugs in the world are hand-knotted from pure silk. In this Qom, even the foundation is made of pure silk. The thin but hard-wearing material of the weft and warp threads permits a particularly fine knotting, and with it a particularly fine pattern.