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Jaipur Rugs

Jaipur is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan, northern central India. The city of Jaipur was founded by King of Amer, Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II on 18 November 1727, who ruled from 1699 to 1743.

Jai Singh II, the founder of Jaipur

During the British Colonial period, the city served as the capital of Jaipur State. Rug weaving in prisons began in Jaipur in this period. After 1947, Jaipur was made the capital of the newly formed state of Rajasthan. Rajasthan is a big wool producer province.
On 6 July 2019, UNESCO World Heritage Committee inscribed Jaipur the “Pink City of India” among its World Heritage Sites. The city is also home to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites Amer Fort and Jantar Mantar. The Jaipur Palace Museum own many fine Mughal carpets.

Technical aspects and the structure of Jaipur Rugs

One of the walls at Jaipur Rugs adorns the tools used by a weaver
Bulk of production here have cotton foundation, woolen pile and asymmetric (Persian) knots. Among antique Jaipurs all-wool pieces could be found. Knot density may reach to 200 knots per square inch in fine pieces. All fine pieces are single-wefted. Actually, most of the Jaipur productions are single-wefted but double-wefted pieces could also be found. Both rug and carpet sizes are common.

Dyeing and painting of Jaipur Rugs

Jaipur Rugs Hand Knotted Wool Blue Colour Carpet And Rug
Various palettes are used due the vast repertoire of design used in Jaipur. Shades of red and blue are dominant. Rust and yellow forma popular palette in India. Unlike Persian designs, here the patterns are done without darker outlines. This may lead to a more naturalistic feature.
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Jaipur Rugs Hand Knotted Wool Red and Orange Colour Carpet and Rug

Designs and patterns of Jaipur Rugs

Jaipur Rugs Hand Knotted Wool Red and Orange Colour Carpet and Rug

Mughal designs were copied in nineteenth-century Jaipur. Lots of such antique pieces may be woven in prisons under the British rule. Mughal designs belong to the Indo-Persian school following the Safavid royal style.

Jaipur Rugs
Contemporary production of Jaipur follow directly the Persian designs. Some Anatolian, Caucasian and Central Asian designs may be also used. Persian city-style central medallion and Afshan all-over designs are vastly copied. These are rendered with less details than the originals, for example patterns may be done without outlines.
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Jaipur modern Rug
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