The known rugs of this period have beauty because they are very balanced, very flat and very simple. You will rarely find more than two design motifs in any piece, even though it is a large one.
The basic colors too are strictly limited—never more than three. A rug may be made in dark and medium blue, two shades of cream and peach color.
It might have an all-over fret (like a Greek key) covering the field, and a highly conventionalized peony in the border. There is usually only one main decorated border, with a band of plain color on each side.
A little later medallions appear, first one, then several. They are often circular dragon motifs, probably copied from old bronze mirror backs.
