Hand-knotted Kashmir Oriental Rug in Silk, 322 × 78 cm

A white and beige Kashmir rug from India, hand-knotted, 322 × 78 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 1.4 million knots in total — a medium-fine weave that wears well underfoot. Pile 100% silk, warp 100% cotton. Silk carries dye deeper than wool: the colours sit darker in shadow and brighter into the light. The cotton foundation holds it flat and dimensionally stable. The proportion (4.13:1) belongs in a hallway, not the middle of a room. Proportion 4.13:1. One of a kind: hand-knotted rugs are not made in editions, so this exact piece exists once.