Hand-knotted Kashmir Oriental Rug in Silk, 248 × 173 cm

A hand-knotted Kashmir rug from India, 248 × 173 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 2.4 million knots in total — a medium-fine weave that wears well underfoot. 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. The cotton foundation holds it flat and dimensionally stable. At 248 × 173 cm it works as a defined island rather than wall-to-wall cover. Proportion 1.43:1. One of a kind: hand-knotted rugs are not made in editions, so this exact piece exists once.