Hand-knotted Hereke Oriental Rug in Silk, Multicolor, 125 × 80 cm

Roughly 850,000 knots tied by hand into 1 m² — a Hereke rug, 125 × 80 cm. What makes a piece read as Hereke is the fineness of the drawing rather than any single motif. The stated density is 800,000-899,999 knots/sqm — a fine weave that keeps small motifs legible. Pile 100% silk, warp 100% silk. Silk both in the pile and through the foundation, so the whole rug catches light rather than only the pattern. Small enough (125 × 80 cm) that the weave can be read from close up. Proportion 1.56:1. This is the only example of this rug; when it is gone the size and drawing do not repeat.