Hand-knotted Hereke Oriental Rug in Silk, 126 × 82 cm

A multicolor Hereke rug, hand-knotted, 126 × 82 cm. The Hereke idiom is a very high knot count carrying drawing borrowed from Persian and Ottoman court design. Around 982,000 knots went into this piece (900,000-999,999 knots/sqm) — a density normally reserved for master workshop pieces. 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. A small format at 126 × 82 cm — the size that is usually hung or laid where it will be looked at closely. Proportion 1.54:1. Every rug here is a single piece — there is no second one in this size and colour.