Hand-knotted Hereke Oriental Rug in Silk, White and Beige, 61 × 46 cm — 1,000,000 knots/m² · 829D

Roughly 295,000 knots tied by hand into 0.28 m² — a Hereke rug, 61 × 46 cm. What makes a piece read as Hereke is the fineness of the drawing rather than any single motif. The stated density is 1,000,000+ knots/m² — a weave at the upper end of what a hand loom can hold. Pile 100% silk &, warp 100% silk. Silk carries dye deeper than wool: the colours sit darker in shadow and brighter into the light. Small enough (61 × 46 cm) that the weave can be read from close up. Proportion 1.33:1. This is the only example of this rug; when it is gone the size and drawing do not repeat.