Hand-knotted Kashmir Oriental Rug in Silk, 326 × 245 cm

Roughly 2.8 million knots tied by hand into 7.99 m² — a Kashmir rug from India, 326 × 245 cm. The Kashmir tradition took Persian drawing north into India and kept the floral density. The stated density is 300,000-399,999 knots/sqm — a coarser knot count, which gives a heavier, more hard-wearing pile. Pile 100% silk;, warp 100% cotton. Silk carries dye deeper than wool: the colours sit darker in shadow and brighter into the light. At 7.99 m² it takes a sofa and two chairs with the front legs on the rug. Proportion 1.33:1. Every rug here is a single piece — there is no second one in this size and colour.