10'2" x 14'7" Persian Joshagan Rug | Diamond Lattice All Over Field | 1950s Fine Wool Weave

Joshagan is one of the few Persian designs you can identify from across a room, and this 10'2" x 14'7" example is the pattern at full scale: a burgundy field cut into hundreds of small diamonds, each one filled with its own miniature flower, shrub or rosette, gathered around a single indigo diamond at the center. It was woven in the 1950s on a cotton foundation with a fine wool pile, and the wool still has the springy, slightly glossy handle you can see in the folded close-up. At this width it belongs with the larger 10x14 Persian rugs, covering a full formal room without crowding the furniture. Pile is even from end to end, the sides and ends are original, and the rug ships with our certificate of authenticity.

Design and Motifs

The field is a true all over design, a trellis of ivory-outlined diamonds running corner to corner across the whole 14'7" length. No two neighboring cells repeat in sequence: one holds an 8 petal rosette, the next a tiny lattice of sky blue dots, the next a cypress or a flowering shrub, and scattered through them are gold vase forms and small arched niches. The center diamond medallion is drawn in the same language rather than pasted on top, its indigo ground carrying the same miniature blossoms plus a crisp ivory cross-shaped rosette at the exact middle. The main border is a wide indigo band of alternating red and ivory panels filled with cypress trees and standing floral sprays, fenced by narrow reciprocal guard stripes and a fine ivory meander that keeps the busy field from spilling out.

Burgundy Ground with Indigo, Saffron and Ivory

The ground reads as a deep burgundy that shifts toward brick red where the light catches the pile, a tone that comes from madder-style dyeing and photographs slightly cooler in the flat overhead shot than it looks under lamplight. Against it, the medallion and border carry a saturated indigo navy, with a lighter sky blue used for the small dotted fillers that make the field sparkle. Ivory does the structural work, outlining every diamond and drawing the guard stripes, while saffron gold, apricot and a soft sage green appear in single-knot accents inside the compartments. Deep brown and aubergine cells sit between the red ones and give the lattice depth, so the whole surface reads rich and antique rather than flat. It is a warm, forgiving palette that sits comfortably with mahogany, walnut and worn leather.

Joshagan Weaving and Central Persian Quality

Joshagan sits in the highlands of central Persia, north of Isfahan, and the village has been weaving its signature compartment lattice for centuries with almost no change to the drawing. The weave here is village work at its best: a tight, regular knot on cotton warps, a clipped pile that holds the tiny motifs cleanly, and a straight, honest handle with no bowing across a rug of this length. The mid-century date fits everything visible in the piece, from the dye behavior to the border layout, and the wear pattern is exactly what you would expect from a well-kept 1950s weaving; our guide on how to date an Oriental rug walks through the same clues. Pieces of this width are increasingly hard to source, which is why serious buyers of oversize Persian rugs move quickly when a clean Joshagan comes up.