Ivory Medallion Tabriz
Only one available — one-of-a-kind.
- Hand-knotted
- Ships from Japan
- 30-day returns
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An ivory field carrying a small lobed medallion in soft sage, with slender pendants above and below it and large ochre spandrels closing the field corners. Scattered floral sprays in sage, ochre, coral and cream fill the ground between. A sage green border of palmettes frames the field, backed by pale gold guards of small rosettes. Cream fringe at both ends.
Hand-knotted in wool with silk. This is the most tonally restrained rug of its group: the eight most common colours across the whole surface sit between hue 24 and 36 with saturation from 0.19 to 0.30 — a range narrow enough that medallion, spandrels, border and field differ from one another by very little. At 62×94cm this is a small mat, suited to a bedside, an entrance or a wall hanging.
- Origin: Pakistan
- Type: Pakistani double knot, hand-knotted
- Material: Wool with silk
- Design: Lozenge medallion, floral
- Size: 62×94cm (2'0"×3'1") — Extra Small
- Colour: Ivory
- SKU: MDS 819153
- One-of-a-kind: Yes
Hand-knotted from wool with silk, with a natural fringe at both ends. On a rug with this little colour contrast the silk is not decorative but structural: the lustre of the silk-blended pile is most of what separates the medallion and spandrels from the field, and it is what makes the design resolve as the light moves.
Wool and silk shrink at different rates, so this rug must never be washed, steamed or shampooed — any deep clean is a job for a specialist in mixed-fibre rugs. Everything here is pale and closely toned, so there is almost nothing to disguise a mark; this is a rug for a low-traffic spot, a bedside or a wall rather than a hallway.
Break this rug down by colour and something unusual appears: there is barely any variation to find. Cluster the whole surface and the eight most common tones all sit between hue 24 and hue 36 — a span of twelve degrees out of three hundred and sixty — with saturation ranging only from 0.19 to 0.30. The blush field, the ochre spandrels, the sage border and the medallion are not four different colours so much as four small adjustments of the same one.
Rugs are usually built the other way round, with the medallion, spandrels and border each given a colour of its own so the parts separate cleanly. Here they are allowed to sit almost on top of one another, and the design has to be read through shape and silk lustre rather than through colour change — the cusped outline of the medallion, the lobed edge where each spandrel meets the field, the palmettes marching round the border. Stand back and the rug reads as a single soft expanse; come closer and the structure resolves. It is the reason a piece this small can carry a full medallion design without looking crowded, and the reason it will sit quietly against almost any floor.
Shipping & Returns
Shipping
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.
