{"product_id":"28011-royal-ushak-hand-knotted-handmade-indian-rug-carpet-traditional-authentic-size-52-x-31-157cm-x-94cm","title":"28011- Royal Ushak Hand-Knotted\/Handmade Indian Rug\/Carpet Traditional\/Authentic\/Size: 5'2\" x 3'1\"\/157cm x 94cm","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Q2h597uHaBc?si=nnXiOYCzFbcoejFA\" class=\"podcast-video\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: right;\" alt=\"Ushak podcast\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0160\/3364\/files\/Ushak.jpg?v=1755692408\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eNR:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e28011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocation:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRoyal Ushak\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5'2\" x 3'1\"\/157cm x 94cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIndia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePile:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eWool\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBase:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCotton\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails:\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistorically Ushaks were classified as ‘\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anatolian_rug\" title=\"Anatolian rug\"\u003eAnatolian Rugs\u003c\/a\u003e,’ Anatolian literally translating to ‘land of the rising sun.’ Today scholars know much more about Oushaks and are able to classify them as such. ‘Anatolian’ is used as a last resort when a more specific identification cannot be found; at which point ‘Anatolian’ refers to a carpet made in Turkey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe level of international popularity attained by Uşak's carpets became such that the word \"Ushak\" is considered an\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_English_words_of_Turkic_origin\" title=\"List of English words of Turkic origin\"\u003eEnglish word of Turkic origin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-2\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ushak_carpet#cite_note-2\"\u003e[2]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter the 17th century, Ushaks (Ovshaks), development of Oushak rug weaving is less well known. Late 17th century saw a decline in the Oriental rug market as European consumers tended to purchase rugs of European origin – primarily\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aubusson,_Creuse\" title=\"Aubusson, Creuse\"\u003eAubusson\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Savonnerie_manufactory\" title=\"Savonnerie manufactory\"\u003eSavonnerie\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Axminster\" title=\"Axminster\"\u003eAxminster\u003c\/a\u003e. The wane in the European market meant that Ovshak production declined. Those that were still made throughout the late 18th and early 19th centuries were manufactured for upper-class people in the Turkish territories on Eastern Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTowards the end of the 19th century, when the European market began to be interested in Persian carpets once again, the Ushak (Ovshak) population did not have enough\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Weaver_(occupation)\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Weaver (occupation)\"\u003eweavers\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003estill skilled in the traditional Ovshak\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Craft\" title=\"Craft\"\u003ecraft\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Factory\" title=\"Factory\"\u003eManufactories\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehad to turn to neighboring villages and their craftsmen who still maintained traditional techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUshak carpets, particularly those known as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lotto_carpet\" title=\"Lotto carpet\"\u003eLotto carpets\u003c\/a\u003e, are among the later types of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oriental_carpets_in_Renaissance_painting\" title=\"Oriental carpets in Renaissance painting\"\u003eOriental carpets in Renaissance painting\u003c\/a\u003e, as they were imported by Europeans, where they adorned\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cathedral\" title=\"Cathedral\"\u003ecathedrals\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Church_(building)\" title=\"Church (building)\"\u003echurches\u003c\/a\u003e, and the homes of the wealthy and powerful.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-4\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ushak_carpet#cite_note-4\"\u003e[4]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eRange\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLOW TO MEDIUM\/HIGH\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor any further questions please call us at: (250) 480-7114\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArticles \u0026amp; Videos\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ushak_carpet\"\u003eUshak Carpet Wikipedia\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0pOLpyUHeeM\"\u003evideo\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Babak's Oriental Carpets","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67872511918258,"sku":"28011","price":699.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0160\/3364\/files\/28011.jpg?v=1793748319","url":"https:\/\/www.babaksorientalcarpets.com\/products\/28011-royal-ushak-hand-knotted-handmade-indian-rug-carpet-traditional-authentic-size-52-x-31-157cm-x-94cm","provider":"Babak's Oriental Carpets","version":"1.0","type":"link"}