{"product_id":"tabriz-farshchian-tableau-rug-3x4-ft-16476","title":"Tabriz Farshchian Tableau Rug 3.5 × 2.5 ft (105 × 80 cm) Persian Miniature | 16476","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"max-width:800px;margin:0 auto;padding:25px;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#222;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:center;padding:30px 0 25px;border-bottom:1px solid #e5e5e5;margin-bottom:30px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:0.75rem;letter-spacing:3px;color:#8b0000;text-transform:uppercase;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eTabriz Tableau · Persian Miniature\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"font-size:1.6rem;font-weight:300;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:2px;margin:0 0 15px;\"\u003eTabriz Farshchian Tableau Rug\u003cbr\u003e105 × 80 cm · Pictorial Wall Art\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-style:italic;color:#555;margin:0;\"\u003eA pictorial tableau rug from Tabriz — a hand-knotted textile picture based on a work by Mahmoud Farshchian, woven to be hung and read like a painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color:#8b0000;font-size:1.15rem;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:35px;\"\u003eA Tableau Rug after Mahmoud Farshchian\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a \u003cem\u003etableau\u003c\/em\u003e rug — a pictorial composition woven to be hung and read like a painting rather than walked upon. The motif is based on a work by \u003cstrong\u003eMahmoud Farshchian\u003c\/strong\u003e, a leading name in contemporary Persian miniature painting, whose lyrical, movement-filled compositions have been translated into hand-knotted rugs by Tabriz ateliers for decades. The scene shows a central female figure with a fawn, doves in flight, flowering branches and a swirling sky — the kind of narrative, calligraphic drawing that defines the Farshchian idiom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe piece is hand-knotted in \u003cstrong\u003eTabriz\u003c\/strong\u003e, the city which produces most of the finest contemporary Persian tableau rugs. Reading Farshchian's line at this scale demands the disciplined, fine workshop production for which Tabriz is internationally known.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color:#8b0000;font-size:1.15rem;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:35px;\"\u003eThe Tableau Tradition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA tableau (or \u003cem\u003etablou\u003c\/em\u003e) rug is a textile picture. Unlike a floor rug, it is composed and oriented to be seen on the wall, often framed or hung as a centrepiece. The genre emerged in Iran in the late nineteenth century, drawing on the European tradition of pictorial tapestries while remaining technically a knotted carpet. Today Tabriz is the leading source: workshops there produce tableau rugs after Persian miniatures, classical paintings and modern works such as Farshchian's. The technical demand is high — fine pile, disciplined drawing, exact colour separation — and the genre sits closer to fine textile art than to floor decoration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color:#8b0000;font-size:1.15rem;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:35px;\"\u003eColour and Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe picture is set in an oval cartouche on a \u003cstrong\u003egold-ochre ground\u003c\/strong\u003e. At its centre, a young woman with long dark hair in flowing blue-and-white robes leans against a \u003cstrong\u003efawn\u003c\/strong\u003e, surrounded by \u003cstrong\u003ewhite doves\u003c\/strong\u003e in flight. Flowering branches in coral and rose fill the left; swirling cloud-and-wind forms in \u003cstrong\u003eroyal blue and cream\u003c\/strong\u003e rise above; a fiery phoenix-like bird glows in \u003cstrong\u003eorange and red\u003c\/strong\u003e at the lower right. The palette is rich and painterly: \u003cstrong\u003egold-ochre, royal blue, cream and white, emerald and leaf-green, coral-rose, orange-red\u003c\/strong\u003e, with finely graded skin tones. At \u003cstrong\u003e60 raj\u003c\/strong\u003e the knotting is fine enough to render the painterly modelling of faces, feathers and drapery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color:#8b0000;font-size:1.15rem;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:35px;\"\u003ePlacement and Display\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt \u003cstrong\u003e105 × 80 cm (0.8 m²)\u003c\/strong\u003e the piece is sized for wall display. Three ways it shows best:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFramed wall piece:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mounted in a wood or metal box frame as a textile artwork — the way tableau rugs are most often presented.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHung as a centrepiece:\u003c\/strong\u003e On a single wall using a textile-friendly hanging system, read at conversational distance like a painting.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCollector's display:\u003c\/strong\u003e In a study, gallery wall or considered interior where the fineness of the drawing rewards close looking.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIndirect light suits the wool surface best — strong direct sunlight should be avoided over the years to preserve colour saturation. The piece is not intended for floor use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color:#8b0000;font-size:1.15rem;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:35px;\"\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:15px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;width:35%;color:#666;\"\u003eSize\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003e105 × 80 cm (3.5 × 2.5 ft) · 0.8 m²\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;color:#666;\"\u003eOrigin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eTabriz, Iran\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;color:#666;\"\u003eAge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eNew\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;color:#666;\"\u003eDesign\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eTableau composition based on a work by Mahmoud Farshchian\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;color:#666;\"\u003ePile material\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003e100% wool\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;color:#666;\"\u003eFoundation\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eCotton warp and weft\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;color:#666;\"\u003eKnot density\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003e60 raj (approx. 640,000 knots \/ m²) — fine Tabriz workshop quality\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;color:#666;\"\u003eUse\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eWall hanging \/ textile artwork\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;color:#666;\"\u003eColours\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eGold-ochre, royal blue, cream, emerald-green, coral-rose, orange-red\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;color:#666;\"\u003eUnderfloor heating\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eNot applicable (wall piece)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color:#8b0000;font-size:1.15rem;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:35px;\"\u003eResponsible Origin · Label STEP\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDjoharian is a certified partner of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/label-step.org\/dealers\/djoharian-teppiche\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eLabel STEP\u003c\/a\u003e, the international fair-trade organisation for hand-knotted rugs. STEP audits production conditions on the ground — wages, working environment, no child labour — and tracks pieces from loom to dealer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color:#8b0000;font-size:1.15rem;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:35px;\"\u003eDjoharian — Since 1967\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur family business was founded in 1967, with roots in the Grand Carpet Bazaar of Tehran — five decades of trade and connoisseurship behind every piece we offer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color:#8b0000;font-size:1.15rem;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:35px;\"\u003eService\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSecure and fast worldwide shipping, fully insured. Each piece is professionally packed and documented. We are available for any questions on placement, framing, care, or comparable pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:center;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;margin-top:40px;padding-top:25px;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"color:#8b0000;font-size:0.8rem;letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase;\"\u003eSince 1967  |  Grand Carpet Bazaar Tehran  |  Label STEP Certified  |  Worldwide Shipping\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Djoharian Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45793916649739,"sku":"16476","price":1950.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0293\/5721\/1781\/files\/Farshchian-tapestry-persian-rug-00.jpg?v=1724677926","url":"https:\/\/the-rug-merchant.com\/en\/products\/tabriz-farshchian-tableau-rug-3x4-ft-16476","provider":"Djoharian","version":"1.0","type":"link"}