Kashmir Oriental Rug 187 × 183 cm, Silk, hand-knotted

Overview

A Kashmir Oriental rug from India, measuring 187 × 183 cm. It covers approximately 3.42 m², or 6.1′ × 6.0′. Kashmir rugs are knotted in northern India in the Persian tradition, usually in silk or a silk-like fibre, with densely drawn floral fields.

Materials and construction

Stated material: silk, silk warp. The rug was knotted entirely by hand on the loom, which is why the surface is not mechanically even but carries the small irregularities that mark hand work. A silk pile changes tone with the angle of view: the same area reads lighter or darker as you move around it. The silk warp forms the carrying structure and sets how finely the rug can be knotted.

Size and placement

The rug is square. At this size the rug works as an accent — beside a bed, under a low table, or on a wall. In our size filter it is listed under approx. 200×200cm.

On the knot count

A coarser count, typical of village and nomad work, where the pile is thicker and the rug hard-wearing.

Period

Stated age: contemporary. The pile is still full and largely unwalked. The piece is a one-off: in this combination of size, material, knot count and drawing it exists exactly once, and it cannot be reordered once sold.