Traditional Kashan Blue Floral Turkish Rug · 1.2M Points

The Kashan boteh — before the West called it paisley

The boteh — a stylized cypress-leaf or pine-cone motif depending on which historian you ask — has appeared in Persian textile arts since the Sassanian era. But it was the Kashan workshops in the early Qajar period (late 18th, early 19th century) that pushed it to the front of formal Persian weaving, building entire fields out of repeating boteh in lieu of the centered medallion. When the East India Company began shipping Kashmir shawls woven on the same logic into Britain, weavers in Paisley, Scotland copied the motif at industrial scale — and the West renamed the motif after the copyists. This piece is our reading of the original Kashan grammar.

Why blue, and why repeating diagonals matter

Indigo Kashan grounds were favored for the boteh field because indigo holds its color across daylight and lamplight without shifting registers. The diagonal march of boteh through the field creates a sense of directional movement — the rug doesn’t pull the eye to a single center; it walks the eye across. This makes it the easiest Kashan sibling for rooms where furniture won’t sit symmetrically. Asymmetric seating arrangements survive comfortably; a sofa angled across a corner doesn’t fight the rug’s composition.

Construction

تراکم tarakom ≈1,200,000 points/m²

Pile

Polypropylene & polyester pile · polyester warp · jute backing · polyester fringe

Tradition quoted

Kashan boteh field (late-18th–early-19th c. Qajar chapter) — design-language reference

Composition

Indigo ground, diagonal repeating boteh in polychrome (ivory, soft red, gold, green), Kashan border

Daily care

Stain-conscious owners: the dense pile resists liquid penetration if addressed quickly — a window of several minutes is typically enough. Vacuum at the regular setting weekly. Professional clean every 24 months. This is not a machine-washable rug.

Available sizes

Multiple sizes available from accent through full-room. See variant selector for current pricing.

Designer styling

Transitional rooms with off-center furniture; rooms with mixed pattern languages where a rhythmic rug helps unify; libraries and studies; bedrooms in classical or English-traditional style; dining rooms with rectangular tables that don’t need symmetry. Pairs with walnut, oak, ash, brass and gunmetal hardware, ikat or block-print cushions, classical or English-traditional joinery.

Best for / skip if

Best for: rooms with asymmetric seating; mixed-pattern interiors that need a rhythmic anchor; refined-eclectic and English-traditional rooms; bedrooms where the rug runs past the bed in both directions.

Skip if: you want a single dominant medallion to anchor a symmetrical layout — see the cohort’s canonical medallion-and-corner Kashan sibling instead.

See it in our Sacramento showroom

Boteh fields read more strongly in person than in photos — the diagonal direction only emerges at room scale. Our Watt Avenue showroom has the space to walk the rug honestly. Visit the showroom or browse blue Persian rugs.

Density. “Tarakom” (تراکم) describes knot density. This rug is woven at about 1,200,000 points/m² — the lighter, more pliable tier of our range, and still a machine-woven design-language quotation of the traditions it references. Full reed-count guide.

This piece sits in the easy-care performance family — high-density polypropylene or polyester pile on a jute backing, precision machine-woven for sharp pattern definition with hand-finished edges. The construction is purpose-built for family-friendly living: stain-resistant, fade-resistant, low-maintenance, and forgiving of regular vacuuming and spot cleaning.

Patterns are inspired by Persian, Kashan, Tabriz, and Turkmen design vocabularies — reinterpreted in a soft synthetic blend that performs in high-traffic rooms without the maintenance commitment of a hand-knotted wool piece.

A rug should run 18–24 inches past the sofa on each side. If you are between two sizes, take the larger one — an undersized rug is the most common mistake we see.

• Vacuum weekly with the beater bar off to protect the pile
• Blot spills immediately with a clean white cloth (don't rub)
• Rotate the rug 180° every 6 months for even wear
• Professional clean every 18–24 months
• No rug pad needed — the cotton backing and the rug's weight keep it flat; a small rug that shifts can use adhesive grippers or corner holders

Free shipping on orders of $110 or more across the USA & Canada, and a flat $20 rate below that. Most orders arrive within 3–5 business days. Canada customers: customs duties or provincial taxes may apply at delivery.

30-day returns on online orders — the item must be unused, in original condition, and in original packaging. Customer pays return shipping. Approved refunds are processed within 3–7 business days.

See this piece in person at our Sacramento showroom — open every day, 10 AM – 7 PM. Seeing the colours and pile in person is the best way to choose between our weaves.

Stylish Rugs & Carpets
3423 Watt Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95821
(916) 890-4077 · info@stylishrugs.us

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