Hand-Knotted Silk Hereke Chinese Rug, 81 × 368 cm

The piece in short

A Hereke from China, measuring 81 × 368 cm. The covered area is about 2.98 m² (2.7' × 12.1').

Construction

Stated material: silk, silk warp. The rug was hand-knotted throughout. Pile height is given as 4mm.

Where it fits

This size typically covers the floor in front of a seating group.

On the knot count

The stated knot density is 800,000–899,999 knots/m². Very fine knotting of this kind takes many times the working hours and shows correspondingly precise pattern work.

On the colourway

The stated colourway is Weiß / beige. Silk takes light differently from wool, so the same area can look pale from one side and deep from the other.