Nain | 77 x 52 cm | Nr. 20698

Floral Nain, dark blue with border

Origin	Persia
Dimensions	77 cm x 52 cm (= 0.4 m²)
Construction	hand-knotted
Material	Pile: kork wool with pure silk Weft & Warp: cotton
knots per m²2	810.000
Pile height	5mm
Year of manufacture	2005
Colour	Dark blue, light red
Edition	one-of-a-kind piece

 

Origin

Nain is one of the best-known rug provenances (source, origin) in Iran. The town of Nain lies north-west of Isfahan and has a long weaving tradition. Before the Qajar dynasty (1794 - 1925), the finest cloaks for noblemen – known as abas – were made here. Under the influence of Western culture, the traditional cloak was displaced as clothing by the suit. The weavers shifted their business and began knotting rugs.

Today's rugs from Nain owe their unmistakable patterns and colour combinations above all to the master Hadj Fatollah Habibian Naiini. He restricted himself to fewer than ten colours in his knotting and so laid the foundation for the colour composition of the Nain rugs that remain so popular today. To this day the base colours are usually white or beige and blue, although Nain rugs in red, green and yellow are appearing more and more often. Floral patterns whose outlines are accentuated with silk are typical. Thanks to their understated elegance, Nain rugs also work well in modern interiors.

Nain rugs are distinguished by four quality grades, which are given in Lah (the Persian word for layer). Lah describes the number of threads twisted together to form the warp. The more threads are used, the thicker the warp and therefore the knots, and the lower the knot density.

 

Pattern

The lavish floral motifs of this Nain are elegant and full of variety. The graceful vegetal 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.

The background of this Nain is cream white. Dark blue and light red also dominate the overall impression.

 

Condition

This Nain has a story to tell. It was hand-knotted around 2005. We have cleaned it thoroughly and restored it with care. So despite its age, it is in very good condition.

 

Material

The pile of this Nain was hand-knotted from kurk wool and silk. Kurk wool, also spelled kork, is an especially fine-threaded yarn that feels almost velvety. It is taken from the neck, the belly and the inner legs of the sheep and is of particularly high quality. The pattern of this Nain is picked out in lustrous pure silk, obtained by hand from the cocoons of the silkworm. The silk elements create a shimmering contrast and make the colours glow in different facets depending on how the light falls. The weft and warp threads of this Nain are cotton. This versatile material is tear-resistant and elastic, which makes it ideally suited to a hard-wearing foundation.