Agra Rugs India

17th century mughal emperors continued to hold a deep affection for persian art and culture especially rugs.

Agra rugs india.

Agra rugs normally use cotton as foundation and wool as the pile. Find here rugs afshar rug suppliers manufacturers wholesalers traders with rugs prices for buying. Agra area rugs easy to match easy to maintain practical and affordable. Although the size of the knots are rather large and the kpsi is lower the stitch is relatively tight and dense in indian agra rugs.

Today there are great antique agra rugs of various large and extra large sizes ready to bring elegance and sophistication wherever it ends up calling home. The historic indian city of agra best known as the home of the taj mahal has a long and illustrious tradition of carpet weaving. India agra rug a collector s item due to the rarity of the design and the colorful use. 7 x 10 classic agra rug extra 50 off.

This rug is in very good evenly low pile condition. Agra rugs were the heaviest indian rugs of its day and their pile was longer too creating something long lasting durable and most importantly gorgeous. Business listings of rugs afshar rug manufacturers suppliers and exporters in agra गल च व क र त आगर uttar pradesh along with their contact details address. The first mughal emperor spent time exiled in persia where he grew to love the persian arts.

When the carpet industry was revived there under british rule in the nineteenth century the great mughal tradition got a new lease on life accompanied by a new interest in the sorts of. This artisanal hand crafted area rug is a modern interpretation of classic tapestry design and pairs perfectly with both solids and patterns. Antique and semi antique agra carpets as opposed to modern indo rugs are highly sought after. And there is plenty of wool used in each rug due to the high pile.

A beautiful genuine india agra rug is hand knotted by skillful weavers in india. Collection of antique agra rugs from india. Although the weaving industry in agra was limited its workshops produced graceful antique carpets recognized for their superb artistry and excellent workmanship. Its large number of well worked valances bring elegance to this rug.

Traditional indian agra rug production begins. Antique agra rugs agra has been a major center of rug and carpet production since the great period of mughal art in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Check out our agra rugs for sale.