Kashan Persian Rug 251 × 348 cm, Wool, hand-knotted

The piece in short

A Kashan from Iran, measuring 251 × 348 cm. That is roughly 8.73 m² of floor, about 8.2' × 11.4'.

Construction

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

Size and placement

The rug is rectangular. At this size the rug defines the room rather than accenting it.

Fineness of the knotting

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

The stated colourway is multicolour. Handmade rugs always show slight colour shifts from knot to knot — that is a mark of hand work, not a defect.