Hand-knotted Kashmir Oriental Rug in Silk, 299 × 281 cm

Hand-knotted from India: a Kashmir rug measuring 299 × 281 cm. Kashmir pieces are woven in northern India; the field is usually a close floral rather than an open ground. At 500,000-599,999 knots/sqm the pile holds around 4.6 million knots in total — a medium-fine weave that wears well underfoot. 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 living-room size: 299 × 281 cm sits well under a coffee table with room to walk around it. Proportion 1.06:1. One of a kind: hand-knotted rugs are not made in editions, so this exact piece exists once.