Chinese rug in pure silk | 114 x 60 cm | Nr. Z-303

Chinese rug in pure silk | 114 x 60 cm | Nr. Z-303

290,00 €

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China rug in pure silk

This rug in beige and curry brings together traditional craftsmanship and timeless elegance. At roughly 250,000 knots per m² the work behind it is considerable, as you can see in the precise drawing and the finely worked details. Its 114 × 60 cm make it a hallway runner. It also looks good beside the bed. As a one-of-a-kind piece it brings individual character to a room and holds its value far beyond short-lived trends.

Delivery time	2 days
Origin	China
Dimensions	114 cm x 60 cm (= 0.68 m²)
Construction	hand-knotted
Material	Pile: pure silk Weft: cotton Warp: pure silk
knots	250.000
Edition	one-of-a-kind piece

Origin

Rugs were in all likelihood known in China very early on. The Mongol invasion around 1279, which brought Central Asian rugs into the country that were used as tents and saddle gear, gave a boost to the local production that probably already existed in China at the time. An exhibition in Saint Louis in the USA in 1903 awakened interest in Chinese rugs in the Western world. Soon afterwards, rugs were being made in China solely for export to Europe and North America.

Material

China rugs are hand-knotted from silky, lustrous wool. For our high-quality China rugs, the wool is obtained by gently shearing live sheep. New wool is a renewable, natural raw material with a number of impressive properties: thanks to the natural lanolin in the wool, the surface repels droplets of water and is naturally proofed against dirt. Wool also offers excellent thermal insulation, helps regulate the indoor climate and dampens sound. The knot density is relatively low – as is typical of Chinese rugs – and the pile is left long.

The weft threads of this China rug in pure silk are made of cotton. Pure silk was used for the warp threads.

A note on the photos

The colours of this rug change depending on which side you look at it from. It all depends on whether the light falls with the nap of the pile or against it. That is why we have photographed the rug from several angles.

Child labour? No thanks.

Child labour? No thanks. Children belong in school, not at a knotting frame or a loom. For us it therefore goes without saying that we only offer rugs made under fair conditions and without child labour.

We attach particular importance to humane working conditions and tolerate no child labour at any of our producers. Thank you for helping us to ensure fair conditions.

That is why we support the initiative Care & Fair against child labour in the rug trade.