"Campagne Fruits"

Today, Hirai would like to introduce this rug to you.

From a distance it looks like it's all brown, but if you look closely you'll see that it's made up of a variety of colors!
Here are some of the things that I love about this rug.

Follow the lead!

The Gyuls lined up neatly on the brown ground at the base reminds me of the "line up!" of my childhood.

The gul motif originally had the meaning of a family crest for the Turkmen people, but since the Baluch people live in the nearby area, it is said that they began to incorporate it as a motif for their own rugs.

The guls seen on Baluchi rugs often have more original and free designs, but I think the gul on this rug is a fairly faithful reproduction of that of the Tekke group, a Turkmen tribe. (The Tekke gul is the topmost one on the red band of the green flag.) I also like how the same color is used diagonally.

Even just this one motif uses a variety of different colored threads.

It's interesting to look at the off-white with red, orange, green, navy, beige, and brown, and wonder why they chose these colors here!

The color combination has a touch of African flair.

The color sense is still captivating !

But that's not all: if you take a step back and look at the three rows of these guys, you'll see that the colors used within the gyuls alternate.

The child at the bottom of the photo is in the middle, the children on either side of the second row from the bottom, and the child in the middle is in the third row from the bottom.

Even though they're all the same color, the good parts are alternating, and when you find these little details, it really captures your heart!

By the way, did the creators forget to use the same colors on the diagonal of the bottom two figures, or did they choose this color scheme on purpose? Only the creators know the truth, but it's interesting.

Message from Iran

This may be the biggest mystery about this rug.

What a cool place to hide the message!

Here's the whole picture. Can you find it?

The answer is here! It's quietly woven into the thin border (frame) on the top right.

When I asked, it sounded like a person's name, but the Persian was a bit messy and I couldn't read it clearly.

I don't know what it says, but perhaps it's a common experience for rug makers to feel the urge to leave something behind like this just before finishing weaving.

Looking at the rug as a whole, it's definitely one of my favorites.

The green and orange colors, the balance of the motifs, Gyul's color scheme which may have been a little off, and the message which cannot be read.

All of these points are endearing!

If you're using it in your room, it might be fun to style it with something made of wood or rattan, or by placing some greenery nearby.

There's no doubt that your Japanese-style room will look handsome!

(Text: Hirai)