Wool Kashan Persian Rug 172 × 106 cm, hand-knotted

At a glance

Hand-knotted in Iran: a Kashan of 172 × 106 cm. The covered area is about 1.82 m² (5.6' × 3.5').

Materials and construction

Stated material: cotton warp, new wool.

Size and placement

The rug is rectangular. A format for a smaller room, or the area directly in front of a sofa.

Fineness of the knotting

The stated knot density is 300,000–399,999 knots/m². Knotting at this density allows detailed drawing and soft transitions between colours.

How it reads

It is catalogued under red and orange. Handmade rugs always show slight colour shifts from knot to knot — that is a mark of hand work, not a defect.