Qashqai Persian Rug 180 × 295 cm, Wool, hand-knotted

The piece in short

This Qashqai comes from Iran and measures 180 × 295 cm. The covered area is about 5.31 m² (5.9' × 9.7').

Materials and construction

Stated material: new wool. The rug was hand-knotted throughout. Pile height is given as 12-15mm.

Size and placement

The rug is rectangular. 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. Knotting at this density allows detailed drawing and soft transitions between colours.

How it reads

Colour is recorded as red and orange. With traditionally dyed wool, small variations of tone within one field are normal.