Hand-knotted Kashmir Oriental Rug in Silk, 239 × 237 cm

A white and beige Kashmir rug from India, hand-knotted, 239 × 237 cm. Kashmir looms work in the Persian idiom but in northern India, generally in silk or a silk-like fibre. Around 3.1 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. 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. A mid-size piece at 5.66 m² — bedside, in front of a fireplace, or under a small table. The format is square (239 × 237 cm), which is uncommon and worth measuring for before it arrives. Every rug here is a single piece — there is no second one in this size and colour.