Qashqai Persian Rug — hand-knotted, 178 × 238 cm, Wool

At a glance

This Qashqai comes from Iran and measures 178 × 238 cm. That is roughly 4.24 m² of floor, about 5.8' × 7.8'.

Construction

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

Size and placement

Large enough to hold a full seating group.

Knot density and quality

The stated knot density is 300,000–399,999 knots/m². Knotting at this density allows detailed drawing and soft transitions between colours.

On the colourway

Colour is recorded as 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.