Oriental rugs, antique and modern . «p » syyi I fi^fifig^tertzs:L/2£03SA xicffii* • H tea; Plate 25. Kermanshah Rug PERSIAN RUGS 111 size and almost square shape. The colour scheme inclines to light andoften brilliant tones, which at times are strongly contrasted withsmall masses of much darker shades. The wool is excellent, and thewarp and weft are rarely coarse. Type Characteristics. Colours, principally rose or pink, blueand white, with minor quantities of yellow and green. Knot, gen-erally Sehna, rarely Ghiordes. Knots to inch horizontally, eightto fifteen; perpendicularly, twelve to seven
Oriental rugs, antique and modern . «p » syyi I fi^fifig^tertzs:L/2£03SA xicffii* • H tea; Plate 25. Kermanshah Rug PERSIAN RUGS 111 size and almost square shape. The colour scheme inclines to light andoften brilliant tones, which at times are strongly contrasted withsmall masses of much darker shades. The wool is excellent, and thewarp and weft are rarely coarse. Type Characteristics. Colours, principally rose or pink, blueand white, with minor quantities of yellow and green. Knot, gen-erally Sehna, rarely Ghiordes. Knots to inch horizontally, eightto fifteen; perpendicularly, twelve to seventeen. The rows of knotsare pressed down, so that the warp is concealed and the weft ispartly hidden at back. Warp, generally cotton, occasionally wool;one of the two threads encircled by a knot is doubled under the , wool or cotton, of fine diameter and usually dyed blue. Athread of weft crosses twice between every two rows of knots. Pile,wool of fine quality and medium length. Border, usually from threeto six stripe
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