Tabriz ‘mahi’ design carpet
Tabriz ‘mahi’ design carpet with some silk inlay. Made at the start of the twenyfirst century to a timeless classic design. Typical of the Mahi carpet is their use of the distinctive symmetric Turkish knot and fine Kurk wool with silk accents. The Tabriz Mahi likewise possesses a high knot per square inch count (KPSI) increasing their quality by bounds. The standard Persian Mahi rug from Tabriz is at a rate of 80 knots per square inch. Mahi" or "Mahi to Hos" is a Farsi nickname for an elegant motif known as fish in the pond. The Mahi design is made up of rosettes framed by a vine scroll rhombus and arching saz leaves that often resemble jumping fish with polychromatic stripes, eyes and life-like features. The four-way symmetry of the Mahi motif allows it to be combine seamless in a kaleidoscopic allover pattern and on its own within particular domains of the medallions differentiated by the colour of the wool.
Tabriz ‘mahi’ design carpet
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Tabriz ‘mahi’ design carpet with some silk inlay. Made at the start of the twenyfirst century to a timeless classic design. Typical of the Mahi carpet is their use of the distinctive symmetric Turkish knot and fine Kurk wool with silk accents. The Tabriz Mahi likewise possesses a high knot per square inch count (KPSI) increasing their quality by bounds. The standard Persian Mahi rug from Tabriz is at a rate of 80 knots per square inch. Mahi" or "Mahi to Hos" is a Farsi nickname for an elegant motif known as fish in the pond. The Mahi design is made up of rosettes framed by a vine scroll rhombus and arching saz leaves that often resemble jumping fish with polychromatic stripes, eyes and life-like features. The four-way symmetry of the Mahi motif allows it to be combine seamless in a kaleidoscopic allover pattern and on its own within particular domains of the medallions differentiated by the colour of the wool.
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