Explore the fascinating world of antique oriental rugs with Jozan Magazine. Discover interesting articles, updated rug news, and an international rug calendar to keep you updated to events worldwide. Dive into our comprehensive rug lexicon, antique rug auction price guide, and curated vendors’ sales gallery. Learn more through our educational carpet photo gallery and guide, browse our extensive rug directory with rug links, and find inspiration for books to buy in our specialized rug book section.
We have also introduced an ongoing series of personal portraits from the oriental rug world, highlighting the experiences and perspectives of dealers, researchers, collectors, and other key figures.
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Rug and Carpet Books and Textile Books
Our Rug and carpet book and Textile book section includes 2.400 titles. Find the book you are looking for, or be inspired for books to buy. Find books on Persian carpets, Anatolian carpets, Caucasian rugs, Central Asian rugs and textiles and much more.
Our Rug Auction Price Guide includes sales results for various antique rugs and carpets from various auctioneers. Get insights into the antique oriental rug market for Persian rugs, Anatolian rugs, Caucasian rugs, Turkmen rugs, Chinese rugs and much more.
Our Vendor’s Antique and Vintage Rug Gallery is a marketplace for sale of antique and vintage rugs by various dealers. Find Persian rugs, Chinese rugs, Anatolian rugs, Caucasian rugs and more rug types in the gallery.
Our Rug Events Calendar with rug auctions, events, fairs, conferences and lectures is one of the best updated on the internet. Stay updated and don’t miss any rug events.
Our comprehensive Rug and Carpet Lexicon includes several hundred entries and offers definitions of rug terms, names, and places, enhancing your understanding of oriental rugs.
Our Rug Links Directory includes links to rug dealers, educational rug sites, rug clubs, museums, magazines, organizations and more.
Educational Oriental Rugs Photo Gallery and Guide
The educational rug photo gallery and oriental rug guide with oriental rugs and textiles includes all kinds of rug types and origins. Browse our extensive gallery of 2,500+ rug images organized by origin and type:
- Afghan rugs – Antique Afghan rugs are mostly made by the Ersari tribe.
- Anatolian rugs – Turkish rug weaving is a traditional ancient craft.
- Balouch rugs – Baluch tribal pile rugs are usually small and in dark colours.
- Indian carpets – Carpet weaving can be traced to the beginning of the Mughal Dynasty.
- Caucasian rugs – Caucasian rugs are primarily village rugs.
- Chinese rugs – The carpet production in China were introduced between the 15th and 17th ct.
- East Turkestan rugs – Khotan is the source of most rugs labelled East Turkestan rugs.
- Egyptian and Syrian carpets – Ancient carpets include Cairene carpets and Mamluk carpets.
- European carpets – Carpet production has especially taken place in France, England, Spain and Ireland.
- Famous carpets – Explore iconic rugs from history in our photo gallery.
- Jewish rugs – The most well-known Jewish rugs are Bezalel rugs and Marbediah.
- Kurdish rugs – Many rugs labelled “Kurdish” are from the eastern part of Anatolia.
- Kyrgyz rugs – The Kyrgyz inhabits primarily. Kyrgyzstan but also other parts of Central Asia
- Moroccan rugs – Traditionally, Moroccan rugs have been woven for their domestic purposes.
- Pakistani rugs – Handmade rugs from Pakistan are often knotted by Afghan refugees.
- Persian rugs and carpets – Persian rugs and carpets from Iran are woven by nomadic tribes, in villages and in town work-shops.
- Shasavan rugs and bags – The Shahsavan are a nomadic pastoralist tribe.
- Textiles – Textiles from around the world. Suzanis, Ikats, Swedish weavings, African textiles, Ottoman embroidery and more.
- Tibetan rugs – Making Tibetan rugs is an very old traditional craft.
- Turkmen rugs – Turkmen weavings include main carpets, door hangings and bags of many different sizes.
- Uzbek rugs – The most well known Uzbek rugs are the Julkhurs and rugs made by Uzbek Karakalpaks.
- War rugs – The Afghan war rug tradition has its origins because of Soviet occupation of Afghanistan in 1979.
The articles in Jozan Magazine are written by a team of rug professionals and authors and by Jozan’s editor Ivan Soenderholm. Learn more about the authors.
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