An ivory field carrying a radiating star medallion in navy, rose and gold, set among dense scrolling arabesque with palmettes and small blossoms. Deep navy spandrels fill the corners, and a wide brick-red main border of flowering vine frames the whole, closed by ivory and navy guard bands. Woven into the outer band at one end is a cartouche reading Irān, Esfahān, Sirafian, in cream script on red with a small Iranian tricolour beside it.
Hand-knotted in wool at a very fine gauge, fully curvilinear throughout. At 149×238cm this is a smaller Isfahan than most — useful in a study, a bedroom or beside a bed, where a full room rug would be too much. The scale of the drawing has not been reduced to match: the arabesque and the medallion rings are worked at the same fineness as on a large piece, which means proportionally more knots per motif and a design that repays looking at closely. Signed Sirafian, Isfahan.
- Origin: Iran
- Type: Isfahan, hand-knotted
- Material: 100% wool
- Design: Radiating star medallion with arabesque field
- Size: 149×238cm (4'11"×7'10") — Medium
- Colour: Ivory and brick red, with navy and gold
- SKU: IOF36
- One-of-a-kind: Yes