Qom in pure silk | 151 x 100 cm | Nr. 16925

Floral Qom in pure silk, light red with border, medallion and signature

Origin	Persia
Dimensions	151 cm x 100 cm (= 1.51 m²)
Construction	hand-knotted
Material	Pile: pure silk Weft & Warp: pure silk
knots per m²2	1.000.000
Pile height	2mm
Year of manufacture	1990
Colour	Light red, cream white
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 central Iran, about 100 km south of the capital, Tehran. Because Qom had no old knotting tradition of its own to build on, its patterns were and still are adopted from other weaving regions. Over time, though, a style all of its own 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 Qom rugs is often light-ground, decorated with finely drawn medallion patterns or all-over boteh or vase patterns. This piece of true knotting artistry rightly carries the pride and the name of its weaver in the form of a signature, which translates as: "Qom Razavi"

 

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.

The edge of the rug is framed by a decorative border. The border forms a beautiful contrast with the centre.

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.

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 light red. The border is worked in cream white, beige and light red. In the dark blue centre, dusky pink and olive green are combined.

 

Material

The silk pile of this Qom makes the colours of the pattern glow in different shades, depending on how the light falls. It turns this Qom into a real jewel 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, they can be spun into very fine yarns that are light in weight yet still tear-resistant. Fine yarn allows smaller knots to be tied, and with them more intricate patterns. That 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. Thanks to the thin but hard-wearing material of the weft and warp threads, a particularly fine knotting — and therefore a particularly fine pattern — is possible.