Hereke Chinese Rug 93 × 57 cm, Silk, hand-knotted

At a glance

This Hereke comes from China and measures 93 × 57 cm. It covers approximately 0.53 m², or 3.1' × 1.9'.

What it is made of

Stated material: silk, silk warp. It is entirely hand-knotted. Pile height is given as approx. 3 mm. Weight is given as approx. 2 kg.

Format and use

The rug is rectangular. A small format, at home in a hallway, beside a bed, or in front of a bench.

Fineness of the knotting

The stated knot density is 1,000,000+ knots/m². Very fine knotting of this kind takes many times the working hours and shows correspondingly precise pattern work.

How it reads

The stated colourway is Weiß / beige. Depending on the light and the direction you look from, the surface reads lighter or darker — a property of every handmade rug.

Age

Stated condition: new.