11' x 15' Persian Kashan Rug | Light Green All Over Floral Field | 1980s Oversize

Green is the rarest ground color in Kashan weaving, and a green ground at 11' x 15' is rarer still, because a field this large takes an enormous quantity of a single dye lot held consistent over the length of the loom. This 1980s piece is hand-knotted in wool on a cotton foundation, with a soft light green field carrying an all over floral drawing rather than the usual central medallion. The pile is full and even across all 4 corners, the selvages are intact, and the fringes are original. Every rug we sell leaves Freeport with a certificate of authenticity, and the free shipping on this one covers the full weight of an oversize room-filling piece to all 50 states. If you are shopping oversize Persian rugs for a large living room or a long dining table, this one anchors the room without a medallion dictating where the furniture has to sit.

Design and Motifs

The field is an all over floral composition built on a continuous vine that loops the entire surface without ever repeating a motif in exactly the same orientation. Large navy palmettes, open 8 petal rosettes ringed in gold, small cross-shaped blossoms and curling serrated leaves grow off the scrolling stems, and the drawing is mirrored across both the long and short axes, so the pattern reads as balanced from every seat in the room. The border system runs 5 bands deep: a broad green main border filled with boteh paisleys and rosettes, flanked by ivory floral guard stripes, thin navy outline stripes and a fine gold-toned hairline that separates each band cleanly. Look at the corner photographs and you can see the corners resolve properly, with the vine turning rather than being cut off, which is the mark of a drawn cartoon executed by a weaver who understood it.

A Light Green Field With Navy, Peach and Sky Blue

The ground is a soft light green, closer to sage or pistachio than to emerald, and it has the slightly dusty quality that vegetable-leaning dyes take on after 40 years of settling. Against it, the drawing is carried mostly in deep navy blue, which outlines the palmettes and vine stems and gives the whole field its structure. Beige and cream fill the larger blossoms and the guard borders, soft peach warms the rosettes and the paisleys in the main border, and a clear sky blue lights up the smaller flower heads and leaf tips. Muted brown and a little rust appear in the smallest details, with touches of gold marking the flower centers. The palette is quiet and cool overall, which is why this rug sits comfortably with gray, white, walnut and brass interiors where a classic red Kashan would dominate. The back photograph shows the same colors reading clearly through the weave, a good sign of even, saturated dyeing front to back.

Kashan: Central Persia and the Court Workshop Tradition

Kashan sits in central Persia north of Isfahan, and its looms trace back to the Safavid court workshops that produced some of the most celebrated carpets ever woven. The modern city kept the tradition alive with soft lustrous local wool, a tight cotton foundation and a curvilinear drawing style that demands a high enough knot count to hold a smooth curved line. Kashan is also the rug most Americans have already seen without knowing it: when you watch Shark Tank there is a Persian Kashan on the floor. This example shows the town's typical density, a firm handle with a compact back and neatly packed rows, and the fine detail work visible in the border blossoms could not be drawn at a looser weave. For more background on how the town's weaving developed, read our guide to Persian Kashan rugs.