Kashmir Indian Rug — hand-knotted, 121 × 80 cm, Silk

The piece in short

A Kashmir from India, measuring 121 × 80 cm. That is roughly 0.97 m² of floor, about 4' × 2.6'.

Construction

Stated material: cotton warp, silk. The rug was hand-knotted throughout. Pile height is given as approx. 10 mm. Weight is given as ap. 4 kg.

Format and use

The rug is rectangular. Small enough to sit in front of a dresser or just inside a door.

Knot density and quality

The stated knot density is 500,000–599,999 knots/m². Very fine knotting of this kind takes many times the working hours and shows correspondingly precise pattern work.

On the colourway

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

Period

Stated condition: new.