Hereke Chinese Rug 277 × 371 cm, Silk, hand-knotted

The piece in short

Origin China, format 277 × 371 cm — a Hereke made entirely by hand. It covers approximately 10.28 m², or 9.1' × 12.2'.

Materials and construction

Stated material: silk, silk warp. It is entirely hand-knotted. Pile height is given as 5mm.

Where it fits

A format for large rooms, with space for an entire seating arrangement.

On the knot count

The stated knot density is 900,000–999,999 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.