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Persian Nain Tudeshk

Exquisitely crafted Nain Tudeshk rug featuring ultra‑fine knotting, chrome‑dyed clarity, and luxurious Persian knots—an exceptional collectible blending artistry, precision, and enduring elegance.

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Origin

Tudeshk, which is a village in the Nain weaving area of central Iran, lying between Nain and Isfahan

Circa

1980

Dimensions

1.50m x 1.10m (4'11" x 3'7")

Material

Cotton warp and cotton weft/base foundation using Kurk wool.

Condition

Perfect

Provenance

Sourced from a private estate

Composition

Cotton warp and cotton weft/base foundation using Kurk wool. Kurk wool is the preferred sheep’s wool used in fine traditional rug‑making, prized for its exceptional softness, sheen, and durability. It is shorn exclusively from the neck and underbelly of young lambs, where the fibres are naturally shorter, silkier, and more uniform. Because these areas are limited in size, each animal yields only a small quantity of Kurk wool, making it rare and highly sought after material.

This premium fibre has a natural lustre that enhances the depth and richness of dyes. Over time, the wool’s natural oils gradually release, causing colours to mellow beautifully and the surface to develop a subtle patina. These qualities give Kurk wool rugs a distinctive elegance that deepens with age.

In fine Persian and Turkish weaving, including Isfahan, Nain, and Kashan production, Kurk wool is often reserved for the finest and most detailed pieces, where its delicacy can highlight intricate designs and contribute to a luxurious underfoot feel.


Description

The Persian Nain rug is one of the most refined and elegant Persian carpets, admired for its fine craftsmanship, harmonious colour palette and luxurious materials.

Tudeshk Nains are typically 4La or 6La quality, meaning extremely fine knotting (often 500 - 1000 knots per square inch).

Along with Nain Habibian, Nain Tudeshk’s are some of the most sought after Persian rugs due to the supreme quality of materials used and exceptional craftsmanship, making them collectors items and investment pieces.

In addition, this rug has been dyed with chrome dyes. Chrome dyes are synthetic dyes that use chromium salts (chromium mordants) to fix the colour to the wool fibres. The process was developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and quickly became popular in the rug‑making world because it solved two key problems of earlier synthetic dyes: poor lightfastness and colour bleeding.

Chrome‑dyed rugs often have clear, even, uniform colours without the natural “abrash” (subtle colour variation) seen in vegetable‑dyed rugs. Many 20th‑century Persian, Turkish, and Afghan rugs, especially those made for export, used chrome dyes and in fine handmade rugs, chrome dyes are often mixed with vegetable dyes to achieve a balance of vibrancy and natural variation.

Lastly, this rug uses the Persian knot, also known as the asymmetrical knot or Senneh knot, which is one of the two main types of knots used in hand-knotted rug weaving The Persian knot is an asymmetrical knot that wraps around one warp thread and under the adjacent one, allowing for finer detail and greater density in the rug design. The yarn is looped around one warp thread (vertical foundation fibre) and then pulled under the next, not enclosing both warps. This asymmetry creates a slightly offset pile knot and the ends of the knot come out between the warps, giving a more compact and flexible surface.

A stylized illustration of a zebra's head and neck in a monochrome color scheme.

1.50m x 1.10m
(4'11" x 3'7")

Size

Material

Cotton warp and weft/base foundation using Kurk wool

Tudeshk, Iran

Region

Condition

Provenance

Perfect

Sourced from private estate

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