Hand-knotted Kashmir Oriental Rug in Silk, 249 × 173 cm

Hand-knotted from India: a Kashmir rug measuring 249 × 173 cm. Kashmir pieces are woven in northern India; the field is usually a close floral rather than an open ground. 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 249 × 173 cm it works as a defined island rather than wall-to-wall cover. Proportion 1.44:1. One of a kind: hand-knotted rugs are not made in editions, so this exact piece exists once.