Tabriz Oriental Rugs

Tabriz is the capital and the historical key city in Iranian Azerbaijan.  It has been an important weaving center from at least the fifteenth century onward.  It was the capital of the Safavi Dynasty for a period of time and fell to the Ottomans in 1534.  Today, the city of Tabriz continues to be an important place both economically and socially.

Tabriz carpets come in a wide variety of designs and are copied throughout the Orient because of their high quality weaves and designs.  One design a Tabriz rug can have is a Herati (fish pattern) motif.  The design consists of repeated flower heads bracketed by two serrate-edged leaves (a representation of one male, and two female fish).  Other designs possess intricate patterns that are usually arranged to give the delicate appearance of lacework.