TEHRAN -- Feizollah Safdarzadeh-Haqiqi, a prominent artist from Isfahan, donated an exquisite framed rug to the Astan-e Qods Razavi Museum in the holy city of Mashhad, the capital of Khorasan Razavi Province in northern Iran.

Depicting Isfahan’s Chehel-Sotun Palace, the 136x103cm artwork is made of silk and wool with 250 fix herbal colors, said the designer-cum-weaver.

He previously donated carpet tableaus depicting Imam Reza (AS) Shrine and the Vakil Mosque in Shiraz while his brother, Yadollah, have presented fine carpet tableaus entitled “Seven Cities of Love”, “Medina”, “Ka’ba”, “Paradise”, “Garden of Corals”, and “World of Fish” to the museum.

Framed rug is a special handmade Persian type in a small size but extremely delicate. In some cases, the number of knots (raj) in these products reaches 110 per 7.5cm.

Most of these rugs used for ornament of luxury hotels, houses, offices, etc.

Their designs range from portraits and landscapes to logos, flags, and so on.

Astane-e Qods Razavi Museum is a treasure trove of Iranian rare carpets date back to different eras ranging from Safavid dynasty to the present time.