Jamshidi

Pioneer of Qom silk production

Jamshidi is one of the oldest and most respected master weaver families in the Qom silk tradition. In the 1930s and 1940s the first high-quality knotting workshops took root in Qom — Jamshidi was one of the early families to use silk as the pile material and so helped found Qom as the centre of the finest Persian silk rug art.

Quality features

Jamshidi rugs typically consist of pure natural silk in pile, warp, and weft. Knot density runs from 700,000 to 1,200,000 knots per square metre. Thanks to the strength of silk thread, Jamshidi pieces support extremely detailed motifs: HeratiHeratiKlassisches Muster aus einem Rautenrahmen mit zentraler Rosette und vier gebogenen Blättern (Fisch-Motiv). Sehr verbreitet in persischen Dorfteppichen.Read in glossary → fields, medallions, hunting scenes, and garden rugs with botanically exact drawing.

The colours are particularly lively because of the silk's sheen. Typical are ivory grounds with azure-blue, red-pink, and gold accents — a palette that distinguishes Jamshidi from the more reddish Mohammadi silks.

Signature and market

Signed Jamshidi pieces carry the family name in Persian script along the lower edge. Because the workshop produces in limited numbers, Jamshidi rugs are scarcer on the collector market than the larger productions. Prices sit in the upper five-figure range; early works fetch more.

Collector relevance

An original Jamshidi silk rug is both an investment and an art object. Together with Mohammadi and Erami the family belongs to the inner canon of Qom silk masters who serve internationally as the reference for the category.