"Hashang" Rug, inspired by the early rug from the Heinrich Kirchheim collection ("Orient Stars" )

"Harchang" Rug, inspired by the early rug from the Heinrich Kirchheim collection ("Orient Stars" ).
CODE: AZSJB02
Size (metric): 143x286cm
Size (ft): 4'8"x9'4"
Area: 4.08 m²Density: 155 000 knots per square meter, totally 650 000 knots

Weaving period: 3 months
Weavers: Safiya & Yasemen
Colors: madder red, light madder red (salmon), cerulean blue, midnight blue, royal blue, yellow (two shades), maroon/aubergine, variegated light green, variegated aqua, medium green, natural ivory, natural brown.
Dyes: 100% natural dyes: Fig tree leaves (dried), madder, weld (Reseda Luteola), woad/indigo, pomegranate skins, natural brown sheep wool, natural ivory sheep wool - all are eco-friendly and non-toxic
Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool for pile, ivory wool warps and ivory wool wefts
Handwoven in Azerbaijan

Design: The Harshang design, featuring various palmettes and stylized flowers, is among the most classic formats. The design was extremely popular in both the Caucasian and Iranian Azerbaijan throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It appears that the design was first used in the Khorasan district and in origin ultimately derives from the Isfahan 'in and out' palmette design. For a discussion of four late eighteenth and early 19th century contrasting appearances of the harshang design, please see Pamela Bensoussan, 'Four Harshang Pattern Carpets in the Museée des Arts Decoratifs', Hali, vol.3, no.3, pp.207-209. A closely related example, formerly in the William R. Pickering collection and now in the Metropolitan Museum is published by M.S.Dimand and Jean Mailey, Oriental Rugs in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1973, fig.125, p.92.

See the videos of the dyeing process of the yellow yarns for this rug:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSfw3NDas6g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8F5GxRjtWU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHI0GYSFin0

The above pictures show the process of dyeing yellow yarns with weld, pomegranate rinds and fig tree leaves for the ground color of the Harshang rug


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