Hand-knotted Kashmir Oriental Rug in Silk, 271 × 79 cm

Hand-knotted from India: a Kashmir rug measuring 271 × 79 cm. Kashmir pieces are woven in northern India; the field is usually a close floral rather than an open ground. At 500,000-599,999 knots/sqm the pile holds around 1.2 million knots in total — a medium-fine weave that wears well underfoot. 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. The cotton foundation holds it flat and dimensionally stable. The proportion (3.43:1) belongs in a hallway, not the middle of a room. Proportion 3.43:1. One of a kind: hand-knotted rugs are not made in editions, so this exact piece exists once.