This mulberry silk-on-silk carpet from Kashmir is more than a handmade treasure—it's a poetic expression frozen in time. Designed to be a 5x7 ft masterpiece, the rug was unexpectedly concluded mid-process by master weaver Ghulam Mohiudin Kumar, one of the valley’s most respected artisans. As the season shifted, Kumar famously declared, “It is as the season was,” choosing to complete the rug in that moment, capturing the essence of transition and impermanence.
The design evokes the grandeur of Persian and Mughal architecture, with rows of arched niches, floral medallions, and intricate lattice panels forming a majestic grid. Tones of antique bronze, deep olive, ivory, amber, and soft sapphire shimmer across the surface, enhanced by the natural sheen of the finest mulberry silk. Every knot reflects meticulous craftsmanship and emotional insight.
Framed by an ornate border and woven with a remarkably high knot count, this carpet stands not only as a functional luxury piece but as a woven memory—part architecture, part atmosphere, and wholly art. For collectors and connoisseurs of rugs with soul and story, Imperial Arches is a rare opportunity to own a piece finished not by the plan of man, but by the rhythm of nature.