Hand-knotted Hereke Oriental Rug in Silk, Red and Orange, 126 × 79 cm — 800,000 knots/m²

Roughly 846,000 knots tied by hand into 1 m² — a Hereke rug, 126 × 79 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. 100% silk & 100% silk. Silk both in the pile and through the foundation, so the whole rug catches light rather than only the pattern. Small enough (126 × 79 cm) that the weave can be read from close up. Proportion 1.59:1. This is the only example of this rug; when it is gone the size and drawing do not repeat.