Qashqai Persian Rug — hand-knotted, 165 × 218 cm, Wool

Overview

A Qashqai from Iran, measuring 165 × 218 cm. That is roughly 3.6 m² of floor, about 5.4' × 7.2'.

Construction

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

Size and placement

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

On the knot count

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

It is catalogued under multicolour. With traditionally dyed wool, small variations of tone within one field are normal.