Rug & Kilim’s Khotan Style Rug in Black With Colorful Rosette Medallions

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Hand-knotted in wool, this 8x10 modern classics rug, with a high-low texture married to the patterns, is inspired by antique … Read more Hand-knotted in wool, this 8x10 modern classics rug, with a high-low texture married to the patterns, is inspired by antique Khotan Samarkand rugs of East Turkestan, known to favor Buddhist and similar oriental motifs.

On the Design:

One fundamental idea that our Principal Jahanshah Nazmiyal has long taught to his colleagues and teammates is that the best handmade modern rugs are made after one masters the classics. One such masterpiece is this featured modern Khotan-inspired rug. Connoisseurs may admire this piece with black, gold, taupe, red and pink tones underscore a modern adaptation of the floral pattern with a beautiful range of subtle colors at play in the field. Admirers of the craft will note the repeat is of the rosette medallion—a flower blossom which, in this style, is often associated with the many beauties of life in Khotan, Samarkand, and East Turkestani rugs cultures.

Altogether it’s a piece as deeply personal in its subtext as it is in the details and beauties that distinguish it in our craft—both a masterpiece and a true collector’s rug, teeming with history and culture. Connoisseurs may admire this textural and comfortable reimagining of the old-world charm and shabby-chic beauty inherent to such a style, yet adapted to a versatile size and very livable in its appeal. See less