The origin of Persian carpet dates
back to 3,000 years ago and is set a
high valuation in its artistic value
worldwide in Europe and the U.S. . In
Japan we have some chances to see them
at major department stores and furniture
shops. Actually the Japanese market
is now in the process of development.
The Persian carpet is hand-woven, requires
plenty of time to be finished and it
understandably makes the price high.
Even small-sized rugs for front entrances
costed more than 1 million yen, or 8,600
US dollars, so most of general consumers
could not afford them. Meanwhile in
1987 the U.S., where major importers
had repeatedly bought the carpets from
Iran, banned the dealers from importing
carpets, oil, caviar, fruits and nuts.
Iran faced the various problems such
as the Gulf War and outflow of the elite
groups of science and economics which
has done a great deal of damage to the
country. Consequently the Iranian currency
was depreciated largely and the prices
of Persian carpets dropped to nearly
30% and became much more affordable.
The precious carpets carry the value
of property as the antiques, therefore
appear in many auctions constantly
in European and the U.S.. In Japanese
auctions, only carpets more than 30
years old are to be bidden. Thus the
attractive Persian carpets rise in
value with 'aging' as famous wines
do, of which general consumers do
not become aware.
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