Description
D0264: Semi-antique Borchalu, Bozchelu, 45″ x 65″
Age: ca. 1930
Region of origin: From the eastern Hamadan region, of Mongol tribal descent. Borchalu is the only Hamadan village that produces curvilinear rugs.
Condition/Description:: Very good condition with crisp vegetable dyes, and gorgeous celadon blues and pistachio greens, colors found only in old antique rugs. The deep, almost black, indigo in this rug is a difficult color to achieve, and only the master dyers know how to get this almost black indigo to stay and NOT fade as a fugitive dye. (Normally, fugitive dyes tend to fade to a grayish color.) This Borchalu is truly the ‘best of breed’. Good pile overall and complete sides and borders, in addition to original kilim ends.
