Hand-knotted Kashmir Oriental Rug in Silk, 293 × 195 cm

Hand-knotted from India: a Kashmir rug measuring 293 × 195 cm. Kashmir pieces are woven in northern India; the field is usually a close floral rather than an open ground. The stated density is 500,000-599,999 knots/sqm; over 5.71 m² that is roughly 3.1 million knots, a solid workshop density. Pile 100% silk;, warp 100% silk. Silk both in the pile and through the foundation, so the whole rug catches light rather than only the pattern. 5.71 m² is the size that suits a study or a bedroom foot-of-bed position. Proportion 1.5:1. This is the only example of this rug; when it is gone the size and drawing do not repeat.