Hand-knotted Kashmir Oriental Rug in Silk, 282 × 205 cm

Hand-knotted from India: a Kashmir rug measuring 282 × 205 cm. Kashmir pieces are woven in northern India; the field is usually a close floral rather than an open ground. The stated density is 500,000-599,999 knots/sqm; over 5.78 m² that is roughly 3.2 million knots, a solid workshop density. Pile 100% silk & warp 100% cotton. A silk pile shifts tone as you move past it — the same field reads light from one side of the room and dark from the other. The cotton foundation holds it flat and dimensionally stable. 5.78 m² is the size that suits a study or a bedroom foot-of-bed position. Proportion 1.38:1. This is the only example of this rug; when it is gone the size and drawing do not repeat.