This beautiful ghaliche (~3.5 sq m) rug
is designed and executed by Master Mohammad Seirafian in 1987 (1366
Persian Calendar). Master Seirafian has introduced several completely
new motifs in this rug. If the Persian rugs motifs were ever
copyrighted, the royalties from the use, copy, and recreation of the
patterns and motifs by fashion and furniture industries could have been
mind-boggling!!. The circular design wraps the medallion in a spiritual
manner, perhaps inspired by mystical Sufism, which draws energy to the
centre of the rug. This equidistant circular design is framed within a
rectangular border. This has been achieved by breaking the borders in
the length of the rectangular in an elegant cascade manner. This is the
most beautiful broken borders design I have ever come across. Master
Seirafian has signed and dated his name in 4 corners of the rug to
remind us that the “symmetry” is rule of the game when it comes to
Persian rugs. He has however gotten away by violating this very
fundamental rule of symmetry to marry the conflicting circular and
rectangular geometry. Please note the genius intentional difference in
motives in width versus length. This rug has approximately 1000 knots
per square inch (1700 kheft).
