Hand-knotted Kashmir Oriental Rug in Silk, 316 × 214 cm

A white and beige Kashmir rug from India, hand-knotted, 316 × 214 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 3.7 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. The cotton foundation holds it flat and dimensionally stable. A living-room size: 316 × 214 cm sits under a coffee table with room to walk around it. Proportion 1.48:1. One of a kind: hand-knotted rugs are not made in editions, so this exact piece exists once.