Hand-knotted Kashmir Oriental Rug in Silk, 307 × 243 cm

A hand-knotted Kashmir rug from India, 307 × 243 cm. Indian rather than Persian in origin, Kashmir weaving follows Persian layout closely. Around 4.1 million knots went into this piece (500,000-599,999 knots/sqm) — a knot count in the range that balances detail against durability. 100% silk (pile), 100% cotton (warp). 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. At 7.46 m² it takes a sofa and two chairs with the front legs on the rug. Proportion 1.26:1. Every rug here is a single piece — there is no second one in this size and colour.