10' x 10' Persian Tabriz 50 Raj Square Rug | Black Mahi Field | Gold Round Medallion | Ivory Palmette Border
A true square at 10' x 10', this Persian Tabriz is a 50 Raj piece, hand-knotted in wool with silk accents on a cotton foundation, the silk set into the medallion where it catches the light as you move around the room. The knotting is fine and even, and the drawing of the mahi pattern stays crisp across the whole field. It has never been used, is in excellent condition and comes with a certificate of authenticity. Square rugs this size are hard to find, and it is one of the standout pieces among our square Persian rugs, ideal under a round dining table, in a square living room or at the center of a large entry hall.
Design and Motifs
The layout is the classic Tabriz mahi composition, perfectly suited to a square. At the center sits a round medallion built of concentric scalloped rings in gold, pistachio green and wine red around an ivory core, with lotus pendants pointing up and down and small curling brackets on either side. It floats on a large circular black field covered in the mahi pattern, a tiny repeating lattice of rosettes and curved leaves that Persian weavers call the fish design. Beyond the black field, rings of scalloped bands step outward through gold, olive and light blue tones toward the 4 corners, giving the rug a radiant, sunburst effect. An ivory main border filled with palmettes, rosettes and scrolling vines frames everything, set between several narrow guard stripes that give the edges a finely layered finish.
Black, Gold and Ivory
Black anchors the rug: the large round field is a deep, almost inky ground that makes every color laid over it glow. Against it, yellow and orange combine into the warm gold of the medallion rings and the scalloped corner bands, the color most people notice first. Pistachio green softens the gold in both the medallion and the radiating bands, while wine red and red add warmth in the rosettes, the palmettes and a ring of the medallion. Ivory brightens the medallion's center and fills the main border, and beige shades the smaller guard stripes so the transition from field to border feels gradual. Blue and light blue appear in the outer bands and in tiny flower centers throughout, cool notes that balance all the gold. Where the silk is used, these colors take on a gentle sheen that changes with the light.
Tabriz and the Raj Grade
Tabriz, in northwest Persia, has been one of the great rug-weaving cities for centuries, known for its refined curvilinear drawing and for workshops that can produce almost any design with precision. Tabriz rugs are graded by Raj, a count of knots along a fixed length of the rug: 40 Raj is a commercial grade, 50 Raj a fine grade, and 60 and 70 Raj finer still. The mahi design is one of the city's signatures, prized for how its tiny repeating motif gives the field texture and depth. Browse our Persian Tabriz rugs to compare grades, sizes and colorways. This one combines the mahi with a rare square format, a gold and silk medallion glowing on a black field.
