The pictorial rugs and carpets have been famous from times immemorial!

The unique designs of the pictorial rugs and carpets is so enticing that we generally refrain from stepping on it!

The ancient art of wall hanging of oriental carpets and rugs is not just alive but also thriving in the living rooms, bedrooms but never as coffee-tables rugs.

The typical size of the pictorial rugs and carpets is 3feet by 4feet to 6feet by 4feet.

Some of the popular designs are:

• Flower vases
• Hunting
• Portrait of a lady
• Persian court
• Animals / Birds
• Scenery
• Statues
• Religious theme

Here is an interesting reading on Wikipedia with loads of information.

Are you looking for a specific design? We can can custom make the pictorial carpet as per your selection of size, colour scheme, material: pure silk, pure wool or silk-wool blend.

Shalimar Garden (Hamadan)

Shalimar The Shalimar or the Garden-of-Paradise motif is a traditional Indo-Kashmiri design that is a distinct modification of the intricate and infinitesimal artistry of the original Hamadan (Persian) pattern and has a rather well-planned scheme of superb representation of the weaver’s flowering imagination that explains the symbolism that nature plays in mans life. This design is preferably used as a wall hanging as it is not a symmetrical motif and has pictorial motifs and one-sided patterns created on it.

Harmonizing the renowned Shalimar Bagh (Garden) in Srinagar, Kashmir, with a work of art is a glowing tribute to the elements of the nature. The different windows of this Hamadan design represents the various entrances or the gateways to this garden Shalimarï that literally translates to the Garden of Paradise in Kashmir.

The Shalimar was first built by the Mughal Emperor Jahangir for his wife Nur Jahan in 1619. The Shalimar is considered the highest point of Mughal horticulture, even today. While the recent history and development of the Mughal types of gardens is credited to Emperor Jahangir of the Mughal Dynasty, the ancient history of this garden that existed here can be traced even earlier to the 2nd century, when it was built during the reign of Pravarsena II.

Tree rugs

The tree is a time-honored motif in Oriental art; its fruit is a source of sustenance and its leaves give welcome shade. It also provides the weaver with a convenient way of filling the field with directional design. Tree and shrub designs are found in classical Indian and Persian rugs but their style is inspired more by contemporary miniature painting than by the archaic design found in Sassanian art, in which two animals are depicted nibbling at the lower branches of a tree. It was also an adopted tribal emblem and is found in nineteenth-century rugs by the Ersari, Baluch and the Qashqai.

Vase motif

An overflowing vase was the attribute of the Sumerian water Goddess during the third millennium. Although it has long lost its original religious significance, the vase continues as a recurring motif in Oriental art right down to the present day.One of the most attractive types of classical rug is the Persian Vase group in which one or more vases serve as a pretext for the floral arrangement to extend over the field, either in the form of scrolling arabesques or in a lattice arrangement. Tree-of-life and vase motif rugs were made in Persian centers such as Kashan, Tabrez and Mashad and are today being produced in our workshops in Kashmir with impressive results.

In addition to pictorial oriental carpets and rugs, we have a vast range of wool and cotton durries.

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Kashmir Oriental Carpet Enterprises

20, Crush Hall, World Trade Centre
Cuffe Parade, Mumbai 400 005. India
Tel: +91-22-2218 3284 / +91-22-2218 8851
Email: contact@carpetsofkashmir.com