Hereke Chinese Rug — hand-knotted, 107 × 141 cm, Silk

At a glance

Hand-knotted in China: a Hereke of 107 × 141 cm. It covers approximately 1.51 m², or 3.5' × 4.6'.

Construction

Stated material: silk, silk warp. It is entirely hand-knotted. Pile height is given as 4mm.

Format and use

This size typically covers the floor in front of a seating group.

Knot density and quality

The stated knot density is 800,000–899,999 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 multicolour. Depending on the light and the direction you look from, the surface reads lighter or darker — a property of every handmade rug.