Hand-Knotted Wool Kashan Indian Rug, 340 × 253 cm

The piece in short

Hand-knotted in India: a Kashan of 340 × 253 cm. It covers approximately 8.6 m², or 11.2' × 8.3'.

Construction

Stated material: new wool. The rug was hand-knotted throughout.

Format and use

The rug is rectangular. A format for large rooms, with space for an entire seating arrangement.

Knot density and quality

The stated knot density is 400,000–499,999 knots/m². At this density even small-scale motifs can be worked out cleanly.

On the colourway

Colour is recorded as red and orange. With traditionally dyed wool, small variations of tone within one field are normal.

Age

Stated condition: made 1970–1979.