Hand-knotted Kashmir Oriental Rug in Silk, 276 × 193 cm

A hand-knotted Kashmir rug from India, 276 × 193 cm. Indian rather than Persian in origin, Kashmir weaving follows Persian layout closely. Around 2.9 million knots went into this piece (500,000-599,999 knots/sqm) — a knot count in the range that balances detail against durability. Pile 100% silk,, warp 100% cotton. A silk pile shifts tone as you move past it — the same field reads light from one side of the room and dark from the other. A mid-size piece at 5.33 m² — bedside, in front of a fireplace, or under a small table. Proportion 1.43:1. Every rug here is a single piece — there is no second one in this size and colour.