Rug 71562

Begin at the top edge where a short band of cotton fringe spills out, then your hand meets a firm rectangle of wool cut to a low pile—smooth and even under the fingers. The field in front of you is bright ivory, but almost no empty space remains; the surface is packed with a repeating garden of small, disciplined forms. Thin stems and leaves stitch the design together, and in each repeat a compact emblem rises like a plant with a rounded crown. The pattern marches in steady rows and mirrors itself from side to side, so wherever your eye lands the next motif answers it—bilateral and calm despite the density.
Color builds the rhythm. The main shapes glow in red, steady and confident, while structural lines hold them in place using navy blue. Between them tiny blossoms and links flicker in light blue and green, small sparks that keep the ivory ground from ever feeling bare. In some pockets a touch of brown deepens the mix, like earth glimpsed through foliage. Nothing bleeds or blurs; every passage from one shade to the next is smooth, the outlines smooth and controlled, so the whole field reads as an orderly lattice of plants—floral in spirit, geometric in drawing.
A frame of multiple borders gathers the garden. Closest to the field runs a slim track that settles the eye; beyond it, a stronger band turns in a clean rectangle, patterns repeating without interruption at the corners—the turns are crisp and the alignment sharp. The border colors echo the field: long runs of navy blue hold the structure, sequences of red rosettes provide pulse, and small notes of ivory, light blue, green, and brown keep the frame lively without breaking order. The proportions are balanced; the borders never smother the center, they carry it.
Step back and the rug reads as an ivory garden set inside a dark blue wall with red flowers—a compact, glowing picture. Step close again and the workmanship shows: the knots form a tight, regular grid (medium density), the edge finishing is clean, and the surface stays even from end to end. The design belongs to Shiraz tradition—tribal at heart, floral in mood, geometric in line—a small rug built for daily life that also behaves like a woven painting.