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Detail of the field and border of a Joshaqan rug, 20th century; owned by Wm. Cherkezian and Son, New York City.
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Detail of the field and border of a Joshaqan rug, 20th century; owned by Wm. Cherkezian and Son, New York City.
Detail of the field and border of a Joshaqan rug, 20th century; owned by Wm. Cherkezian and Son, New York City.

Joshaqan rug

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Joshaqan rug, floor covering handmade in the village of Joshaqan (Jowsheqān), north of Eį¹£fahān in central Iran. An astonishing mĆ©lange of rugs has been attributed by various writers to this small place, including Kermān vase carpets and other silk rugs, together with sundry rugs of pronounced Kurdish characteristics. The one pattern that is known to have been used habitually is a subdivision of the field into diamond panels, each of which contains an individual shrub...

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