Hand-knotted Kashmir Oriental Rug in Silk, 267 × 186 cm

A hand-knotted Kashmir rug from India, 267 × 186 cm. Kashmir looms work in the Persian idiom but in northern India, generally in silk or a silk-like fibre. At 500,000-599,999 knots/sqm the pile holds around 2.7 million knots in total — a medium-fine weave that wears well underfoot. 100% silk & 100% cotton. Silk both in the pile and through the foundation, so the whole rug catches light rather than only the pattern. The cotton foundation holds it flat and dimensionally stable. At 267 × 186 cm it works as a defined island rather than wall-to-wall cover. Proportion 1.44:1. One of a kind: hand-knotted rugs are not made in editions, so this exact piece exists once.