Hand-knotted Hereke Oriental Rug in Silk, 280 × 185 cm

A hand-knotted Hereke rug, 280 × 185 cm. What makes a piece read as Hereke is the fineness of the drawing rather than any single motif. The stated density is 900,000-999,999 knots/sqm; over 5.18 m² that is roughly 4.9 million knots, an extremely fine weave, at the upper end of what a hand loom can hold. 100% silk & 100% cotton. Silk both in the pile and through the foundation, so the whole rug catches light rather than only the pattern. 5.18 m² is the size that suits a study or a bedroom foot-of-bed position. Proportion 1.51:1. This is the only example of this rug; when it is gone the size and drawing do not repeat.