Qashqai Persian Rug 171 × 255 cm, Wool, hand-knotted

The piece in short

Hand-knotted in Iran: a Qashqai of 171 × 255 cm. The covered area is about 4.36 m² (5.6' × 8.4').

Construction

Stated material: cotton warp, new wool. The rug was hand-knotted throughout. Pile height is given as 7-10mm.

Size and placement

At this size it anchors a living room as the central surface.

Knot density and quality

The stated knot density is 300,000–399,999 knots/m². At this density even small-scale motifs can be worked out cleanly.

How it reads

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.