Name: Blue Oval Hunting Qum
Brand: RUGINZA
SKU: QR 414
Price: 1599.0 USD
Availability: InStock

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Size

79×132cm

Color — Blue

Blue

Rug material

Silk

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An oval hunting scene in silk on a bright blue ground. At the top an archer kneels to draw his bow beside a saddled cream horse; below him a rider on a beige horse gallops after the deer, and in the foreground a hunter in a red cap turns in the saddle of a rearing white horse, bow in hand. Deer and gazelles leap between flowering shrubs and small trees, and a rabbit hides under a bush. A red oval border of resting deer, rabbits and flowering plants, between fine guard stripes, follows the curve of the rug, and cream silk fringe runs all the way around.

Hand-knotted in silk in Qum, Iran. Oval rugs are much harder to weave than rectangular ones and are seldom seen. The fine knotting lets every face, horse and leaf read clearly, and the silk makes the blue ground glow. At 79×132cm this is a small piece, made to hang on a wall or lie beside a bed.

Origin: Iran
Type: Qum, hand-knotted
Material: 100% silk
Design: Hunting scene (pictorial)
Shape: Oval
Size: 79×132cm (2'7"×4'4") — Extra Small
Colour: Blue
SKU: QR 414
One-of-a-kind: Yes

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100% silk pile, hand-knotted in Qum, with silk fringe all the way around the oval. Silk is strong in tension but delicate in every other respect: it abrades, it marks with water, and it loses lustre permanently if treated like wool.

The fine drawing of the riders, horses and animals blurs quickly under shoes, and strong sunlight can fade the blue and red unevenly. Pictorial silks like this are usually hung on a wall, where the whole scene can be seen and the silk is safe from feet.

Hunting scenes have been a favourite subject of Persian carpets since the sixteenth century, when court workshops wove them for the shahs, and Qum's silk weavers still draw them with great charm. This one is woven as an oval, a shape that is much harder to make than a rectangle and is seldom seen. On a bright blue ground three hunters ride through open country: at the top an archer kneels to draw his bow beside a saddled cream horse, in the middle a rider on a beige horse gallops after the deer, and in the foreground a hunter in a red cap turns in the saddle of a rearing white horse, bow in hand. Deer and gazelles leap between flowering shrubs and small trees, and a rabbit hides under a bush. A red oval border of resting deer, rabbits and flowering plants, between fine guard stripes, follows the curve of the rug, and cream silk fringe runs all the way around. The silk makes the blue ground glow and lets every face and horse stand out. A piece like this is made to be looked at, hung on a wall or laid where it can be seen in full.

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We ship from Japan to the United States, the United Kingdom and 19 European countries. Shipping is free on orders of ¥150,000 or more (approx. $1,000 / £790 / €920); orders below that ship at a ¥15,000 flat rate (approx. $99 / £79 / €92). Each rug is carefully rolled and wrapped. Orders are dispatched within 3 to 5 business days, then take 7 to 15 business days in transit. Every order ships with tracking. Import duties and taxes may apply in your country; please contact us before ordering for details.

Returns
For a change of mind, contact us within 30 days of delivery. Items must be unused, in original condition and in original packaging. Return shipping is paid by the customer and can be expensive from outside Japan, so please ask us about size or colour before you order. If your rug arrives damaged, defective or not as ordered, contact us with photos within 30 days of delivery: we pay for the return and send a replacement or a full refund.

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