Hamadan Chinese Rug 124 × 77 cm, hand-knotted

At a glance

This Hamadan comes from China and measures 124 × 77 cm. That is roughly 0.95 m² of floor, about 4.1' × 2.5'. Hamadan rugs are typically sturdy and geometrically patterned.

What it is made of

Stated material: silk warp. It is entirely hand-knotted.

Size and placement

The rug is rectangular. Small enough to sit in front of a dresser or just inside a door.

On the knot count

The stated knot density is 1,000,000+ knots/m². A knot count at this level belongs to the upper quality class of handmade rugs.

How it reads

Colour is recorded as red and orange. Silk takes light differently from wool, so the same area can look pale from one side and deep from the other.

Period

Stated condition: made 1970–1979.