Hand-Knotted Wool Kashan Persian Rug, 136 × 215 cm

Overview

A Kashan from Iran, measuring 136 × 215 cm. The covered area is about 2.92 m² (4.5' × 7.1').

Materials and construction

Stated material: cotton warp, new wool. Construction method: hand-knotted. Pile height is given as 7-10mm.

Size and placement

The rug is rectangular. This size typically covers the floor in front of a seating group.

On the knot count

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

It is catalogued under 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.