Hand-knotted Kashmir Oriental Rug in Silk, Red and Orange, 279 × 185 cm — 500,000 knots/m²

A red and orange Kashmir rug from India, hand-knotted, 279 × 185 cm. Kashmir looms work in the Persian idiom but in northern India, generally in silk or a silk-like fibre. Around 2.8 million knots went into this piece (500,000-599,999 knots/sqm) — a knot count in the range that balances detail against durability. Pile 100% silk,, warp 100% cotton. Silk both in the pile and through the foundation, so the whole rug catches light rather than only the pattern. A mid-size piece at 5.16 m² — bedside, in front of a fireplace, or under a small table. Proportion 1.51:1. Every rug here is a single piece — there is no second one in this size and colour.