Hand-Knotted Wool Qashqai Persian Rug, 163 × 260 cm

At a glance

A Qashqai from Iran, measuring 163 × 260 cm. That is roughly 4.24 m² of floor, about 5.3' × 8.5'.

Construction

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

Format and use

Large enough to hold a full 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.

On the colourway

It is catalogued under red and orange. Handmade rugs always show slight colour shifts from knot to knot — that is a mark of hand work, not a defect.