Understated and quietly opulent, this is a fine silk rug woven in the celebrated Mahi, or ‘fish’, design. A small flowering medallion rests at the centre of a soft champagne-gold field, which is filled edge to edge with the delicate Herati motif — a lattice of rosettes, curved fish-leaves, and tiny diamonds, drawn in fine navy blue. Worked in silk, the whole surface catches the light and shifts gently in tone as you move around it.
The beauty of the Mahi design is its restraint: instead of one bold motif, it offers an all-over rhythm of tiny, repeating forms that reward close attention. Here a warm champagne ground keeps the effect soft and luminous, while the navy drawing and faint sage accents give just enough contrast to read the pattern clearly. A tonal gold border of scrolling vines frames the field, finished with fine guard stripes.
Hand-knotted on a cotton foundation in lustrous silk, the rug carries an exceptionally high knot count — the only way to render the Mahi design this finely — and the soft sheen that only silk can give. Light and elegant, it suits a bedroom, study, or formal sitting room, and layers beautifully over a larger plain rug. As a one-of-a-kind handmade piece, its exact colour, sheen, and drawing belong to this rug alone.
Details
- Design: Mahi (Herati / ‘fish’) all-over with central medallion
- Style: Tabriz / Oriental
- Colour: Champagne gold with navy
- Material: 100% hand-knotted silk on a cotton foundation
- Technique: Hand-knotted (Persian double knot)
- Origin: Pakistan
- Size: 121 × 185 cm (Small)
- SKU: DSU 624174
- One-of-a-kind piece