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195 × 141(2.75 m²)
Hand-knotted
New (0-20 Years)
Iran / Persia
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About This Kashkouli
Where it comes from
A Kashkuli rug from the Qashqai weavers of southern Iran, 195 x 141 cm (6'4" x 4'7"). Kashkuli work is usually the most refined branch of Qashqai weaving, prized for exceptionally fine knotting and for medallion designs drawn with more curve and polish than most tribal rugs attempt. This piece carries that fineness but turns it toward something far quieter than the medallions the name usually promises.
What you see
The field reads as a warm, graduated wash of cream through sand into soft caramel and tan, laid in wide horizontal bands rather than a fixed pattern. There is no medallion here, nothing to anchor the eye at the centre; the bands simply shift tone as they cross the rug, closer to a watercolour gradient than a classical field. Near one end, small geometric motifs appear almost quietly against the plain ground — rust and brown squares and diamonds, and a fine meander line threading between them. The outer bands soften into the same cream-tan family rather than closing the rug in a contrasting border, so the whole piece feels open at the edges rather than framed.
How it was made
This is a hand-knotted rug, worked from memory rather than from a drawn plan, at a density of 201,000 to 250,000 knots per square metre — fine for a tribal weaving, and fine enough to hold the small squares and the meander line crisply rather than letting them blur into the field. The pile is handspun wool over a cotton warp, and handspun yarn takes dye with small natural variations along its length, which is exactly what produces the soft, uneven graduation across the bands rather than a flat, even colour. Nothing here was planned to this degree; the calm is a choice made at the loom, band by band.
At home
At 195 x 141 cm this is a living room or bedroom rug, sized for a seating group or the floor beside a bed rather than a full dining table. Its cream and sand tones lift a pale floor without competing with it, and sit equally well against darker furniture, since there is no bold border or medallion to argue with the room around it. Underfoot the 12mm wool pile is soft and matte, pleasant for bare feet, and suited to a room used for sitting rather than heavy traffic. As daylight moves across it through the day, the graduated bands shift very slightly in tone, so the rug never looks quite the same twice.
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Product Details
- Rug No.
- 861671
- Size
- 195 × 141 cm (2.75 m²)
- Thickness
- ca. 12 mm
- Knots
- 201,000 – 250,000 / m²
- Craft
- Hand-knotted
- Pile
- Hand-spun Wool
- Warp
- Cotton
- Origin
- Iran / Persia
- Age
- New (0-20 Years)
- Condition
- Perfect★★★★★
- Pattern
- Modern/Designer
- Weight
- ca. 10 kg
- Stock
- Unique — Only 1
Fine quality weave
Questions about this rug
Which room is this rug for?
At 195 × 141 cm (2.75 m²) this is a medium rug. It works in front of a sofa, in front of a bed or in a study. It is too small for a dining table — there you want about 80 cm of clearance so a chair does not tip over the edge when pushed back.
Is this rug hand-knotted?
Yes, knotted by hand — knot by knot on a loom, not machine-made. The density is 201,000 to 250,000 knots per square metre; across 2.75 m² that is roughly 550,000 to 690,000 individual knots, every one of them tied by hand.
How do I care for this rug?
Hand-spun wool still carries its own lanolin, which keeps liquid sitting on the surface for a moment: blot quickly, with clear water and a light cloth, working inwards and without rubbing. Otherwise regular vacuuming along the pile is enough. Turn the rug once or twice a year so light and footfall reach it evenly.
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Certificate included verifying origin, materials, and craftsmanship.
Ref: 861671
