Mashad is the capital municipality of the province of Khorasan in northeastern Iran. This consecrated municipality is well-known for the shrine of the eighth Shiite Imam, Imam Reza. Additionally to being known as a rug-weaving center, Mashad also trades rugs for other neighboring villages and tribes such as Baluchis and Turkomans of Iran, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan. The vast majority of
Mashad rugs are woven in workshops; others are made on home-based looms in surrounding villages. Mashad mostly produces large rugs, with the majority of Mashad rugs being woven with the asymmetrical (Persian) knot although the symmetrical (Turkish) knot is found.
10X13 Mashad Persian Rug 30-35 years old.
The pattern of Mashad rugs is usually curvilinear although the most common Mashad design is shah abbasi medallion with the corner show casing large pendants. This design is similar to the Kashan shah abbasi rug which features a medallion and the corner of the rug having a diamond shape medallion and a background covered with shah abbasi motifs. You can also find some similarity to the Kerman Koran rug which features a medallion with a corner design and a much plainer background; but, the medallion of the Kashan shah abbasi rug tends to be more circular than Kerman medallions.
10X13 Kerman Persian Rug
An exclusive feature, which helps us tell apart Mashad rugs from Kashan rugs, is their extended corners. The corners of the Mashad medallion and corner layout are so long that it is rare that they do not meet near the center of each border on all sides of the rug. Another feature in this design which can help differentiate Mashad rugs from other rugs, which can also make them yet further similar to Kashan rugs, is the weavers exclusive use of color. They use a deep red color for the background and dark blue for the medallion, corners, and the border. On the other hand, they use all colors are used in creating the motifs.
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