Hereke Chinese Rug — hand-knotted, 250 × 311 cm, Silk

About this rug

A Hereke from China, measuring 250 × 311 cm. That is roughly 7.78 m² of floor, about 8.2' × 10.2'.

Materials and construction

Stated material: silk, silk warp. Construction method: hand-knotted. Pile height is given as 4mm.

Format and use

A format for large rooms, with space for an entire seating arrangement.

Knot density and quality

The stated knot density is 900,000–999,999 knots/m². A knot count at this level belongs to the upper quality class of handmade rugs.

How it reads

Colour is recorded as Weiß / beige. Silk takes light differently from wool, so the same area can look pale from one side and deep from the other.