Qashqai Persian Rug 160 × 230 cm in Wool, hand-knotted

The piece in short

This Qashqai comes from Iran and measures 160 × 230 cm. The covered area is about 3.68 m² (5.2' × 7.5').

Materials and construction

Stated material: cotton warp, new wool. The rug was hand-knotted throughout. Pile height is given as 7-10mm.

Where it fits

At this size it anchors a living room as the central surface.

Knot density and quality

The stated knot density is 300,000–399,999 knots/m². At this density even small-scale motifs can be worked out cleanly.

How it reads

Colour is recorded as red and orange. Depending on the light and the direction you look from, the surface reads lighter or darker — a property of every handmade rug.