Name: Beige Crucifixion Qum
Brand: RUGINZA
SKU: QA4657
Price: 778.0 USD
Availability: InStock

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Size

56×80cm

Color — Natural Beige

Natural Beige

Rug material

Silk

Only one available — one-of-a-kind.

A pictorial rug showing the Crucifixion: Christ on the cross beneath an INRI tablet, set against a turquoise sky framed by a cusped arch, with mountains, pine trees and a river behind and a skull and bones on the green ground at the foot of the cross. The scene is flanked by two tall columns built from stacked ornament — winged heads, masks, lattice panels, paired sphinx heads, urns, winged putti in heart-shaped shields and paired deer at the base. Winged creatures among flowers fill the spandrels above the arch. An ivory border of scrolling leaves frames the picture, closed by a plain red outer band and silk fringe at both ends.

Hand-knotted in silk. The two columns mirror each other element for element, but the landscape between them does not: the river runs only on the left and the pines stand only on the right. At 56×80cm this is an extra small rug, made to hang on a wall rather than lie on a floor.

Origin: Iran
Type: Qum, hand-knotted
Material: 100% silk
Design: Pictorial Crucifixion under an arch
Size: 56×80cm (1'10"×2'8") — Extra Small
Colour: Beige
SKU: QA4657
One-of-a-kind: Yes

100% silk pile, hand-knotted, with silk fringe at both ends and a plain red outer band. 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.

This is a picture rug, and it should be treated as one. The pale areas — the ivory border and the flesh tones of the figure — will show marks first, and the turquoise sky is the colour most likely to shift in strong light. Hung on a wall away from a window, it will keep its colour for a very long time; on a floor, the figure at the centre would take the wear.

Look at the top of the picture before the picture itself. The turquoise sky is not a rectangle: it is cut into a cusped, pointed arch, with spandrels filled in above it and a column standing on either side. That is the layout of a Persian prayer rug — the niche, the columns that hold it up, the decorated corners — and the weaver has used it here as a frame for a Christian subject. The columns carry the idea further. Read either one from bottom to top and it is assembled from European ornament rather than Persian: paired deer, a putto in a shield, an urn, sphinx heads, a grotesque mask and a winged head at the capital, the kind of vocabulary found in printed engravings. Then compare the two. They match piece for piece, while the landscape between them is free — a river on one side, pine trees on the other. The borders and columns follow carpet logic, symmetrical and repeatable; the scene inside follows picture logic, and is allowed to be different on each side.

Shipping & Returns

Shipping We offer free shipping on all orders within Japan. Each rug is carefully rolled, wrapped, and shipped fully insured. Orders are dispatched within 1 to 2 business days, with tracking sent as soon as your order ships. Delivery within Japan typically takes 2 to 5 business days.

Returns We accept returns within 7 days of delivery. Items must be unused and in their original condition. To start a return, contact our customer support. For a defective or incorrectly shipped item, we cover the return cost and arrange a replacement or refund. For returns due to personal preference such as size, colour, or a change of mind, return shipping is paid by the customer.

Beige Crucifixion Qum

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