9'9" x 13' Persian Tabriz Rug | 50 Raj | Ivory Field Rosette Medallion with Terracotta Border | Wool and Silk on Silk
Fine 50 Raj Tabriz work on a silk foundation usually comes in 7x10 or 9x12. At 9'9" x 13', this rug is the exception, large enough to anchor a full living room while keeping all the refinement of the smaller pieces. An ivory field opens around a pale blue and blush rosette medallion with 16 terracotta points, and the whole composition is held in a deep terracotta border lined with powder blue and butter yellow guards. It is hand-knotted in wool and silk on pure silk warps at about 400 knots per square inch. It is brand new and has never been used, and it comes with our certificate of authenticity.
Design and Motifs
The medallion is built from the center out. A small ivory flower sits inside a crimson ring, wrapped in a crown of olive and gold leaves, then a ring of blush and pale blue arabesques edged with fine crimson scrolls. Beyond that, a powder blue band studded with tiny pink rosettes carries curling slate blue cloud bands, and 16 terracotta palmette points radiate outward on a blush ground, each filled with olive and gold leafwork. Small ivory rosettes sit between them. Terracotta pendants extend toward each end of the rug, linking the medallion to the field. The ivory ground is covered in fine vines carrying Shah Abbasi palmettes, small lilies, pomegranate buds and sprays of tiny crimson flowers, all mirrored with precision. In each corner, terracotta brackets with curling arabesques echo the medallion. The main border is terracotta, with large ivory and powder blue cartouches holding gold lotus forms, linked by sweeping palmettes, feathery leaves and clusters of small pink flowers. Butter yellow stripes and powder blue guard borders of soft lavender scrolls frame it on both sides.
The Colors: Ivory, Terracotta and Powder Blue
The field is a soft, warm ivory with a faint green-grey undertone, calm and light even at this size. Terracotta is the rug's signature color, a warm coral-brick that fills the main border, the corner brackets and the medallion points, adding warmth without heaviness. Powder blue is its cool partner, used in the guard borders, the medallion bands and countless small flowers, and the silk in the pile gives it a pearly sheen. Butter yellow runs as a fine stripe beside the border, and blush pink softens the medallion's outer ground. The details are drawn in slate blue, crimson, olive green, gold and chocolate brown, every outline crisp and clean. It is a refined, gentle palette that suits a light, modern interior as easily as a classic one. The fringe is the natural ivory of the silk foundation.
A Fine Tabriz in a Rare Room Size
Tabriz, in northwest Persia, grades its rugs by the Raj, the number of knots across a fixed width, and 50 Raj marks genuinely fine work. Weaving at that standard on silk warps is slow and expensive, which is why workshops usually keep these pieces to smaller formats. A silk foundation lets the knots sit tightly and keeps the rug flat and square across its full length, and silk in the pile adds sheen to the lighter tones and sharpens every small flower. Among 10x13 Persian rugs, a never-used 50 Raj Tabriz in wool and silk is hard to find. It is made for a living room or dining room where it can be seen from every side.
