Hridaya
Opening bid $3,000
60 days left
$500 refunded the same day if you don't win.
Padma
Opening bid $3,000
68 days left
$500 refunded the same day if you don't win.
Masterpieces · Khard Hridaya Inc · Toronto
Khard Hridaya Carpet
Round hand-knotted mulberry silk, 1.50 m, 150 knots per square inch.
From design, to the loom, to the finished carpet
Design
The face is chosen.
Round hand-knotted mulberry silk, 1.50 m. The size and the design are locked before the loom. Masterpiece 004 is 2.10 m, 900 knots per square inch, about eighteen months on the loom. Masterpiece 011 is 2.10 m, 900 knots per square inch, one edition. Masterpiece 012 is 2.10 m, 900 knots per square inch, design final, not yet on the loom. Masterpieces 013, 014 and 015 are 2.10 m and about 900 knots per square inch, design approved, in production planning.
Loom
Then the hand.
The center, the border, the ground, and the hand are set on the loom. About seventy days on the loom. Masterpiece 004 is about eighteen months. Masterpiece 011 is 2.10 m, 900 knots per square inch.
Finished
Every one is a masterpiece.
No beginning, no end. Every carpet connects to the next.
Making of 001
The silk
Raw mulberry silk, before it is dyed.
Design
Every knot is placed on a 150 × 150 grid before the loom.
Loom
Coming soon from the loom.
Finished
Coming soon from the loom.
001
Hridaya
heart lotus
Round 1.50 m · 150-knot mulberry silk
002
Yin Yang
yin yang · blue · gold · red
Round 1.50 m · 150-knot mulberry silk
003
Padma
blooming lotus
Round 1.50 m · 150-knot mulberry silk
004
Sri Yantra
sri yantra · lotus petals · navy · gold · jewel colors
Round 2.10 m · 900-knot mulberry silk
005
Save Soil
green disc · SAVE white · SOIL blue · white ring · blue rim
Special Edition · Gift · Not for sale
006
Ocean
still center · gold wave · blue rings
Round 1.50 m · 150-knot mulberry silk
007
Tara Code
the code you sit, cream · emerald · gold
Round 1.50 m · 150-knot mulberry silk
008
Big Bang
the universe's first breath, violet ring · gold dust · blinding center
Round 1.50 m · 150-knot mulberry silk
009
Tiger
tiger face · red · black · gold · cream
Round 1.50 m · 150-knot mulberry silk
010
Consciousness
violet · indigo · lilac · eight-pointed center · scroll band
Round 1.50 m · 150-knot mulberry silk
011
Energy
gold · amber · crimson · glowing center · spiral rays
Round 2.10 m · 900-knot mulberry silk
012
Mandala
palace · four gates · eight auspicious symbols · gold heart seed
Round 2.10 m · 900-knot mulberry silk
013
Wheel of Life
wheel of life · five realms · twelve links
Round 2.10 m · 900-knot mulberry silk
014
Attention Training
nine stages · elephant path · gold heart seed
Round 2.10 m · 900-knot mulberry silk
015
Dragon Power
celestial dragon · flaming pearl · gold heart seed
Round 2.10 m · 900-knot mulberry silk
Register to bid
$500 register · start $3,000
Khard Hridaya Inc sets the size at 1.50 m round and locks the design. The center, the border, the ground, and the hand are set on the loom. About seventy days on the loom.
- $500 registration deposit
- Auction starts $3,000
- Non-winners refunded the same day the auction ends
- 100% of the winning bid before it ships
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Your carpet
Commission your own carpet ($9,999)
USD $9,999
Share your idea and size. Just describe. We send you a design. When you approve the design, deposit 50%. Then weave and ship. Fixed price. Not an auction.
- USD $9,999
- 50% when you approve the design ($4,999.50)
- Remainder before ship
- Fixed price · not an auction
Sell it as the next masterpiece
Once your 50% deposit is paid, you can choose to place your carpet in the Khard Hridaya auction. We will list it straight away as the next masterpiece, with its own number, its own page and its own living record on the Internet Archive and IPFS. Filecoin storage is being set up. If it sells, Khard Hridaya keeps 21% of the winning bid and you do not pay the remaining balance. If it isn't sold within 100 days of your 50% deposit ($4,999.50), the carpet is yours, with nothing more to pay except shipping. Full terms are confirmed with you in writing before it is listed.
Send your idea first. The payment buttons open after we have it.
Permanent record
A copy is kept on the Internet Archive. A second copy is kept on IPFS. There is no token.
Accepted
Cards · Apple Pay · PayPal (when enabled) · Zelle · Filecoin
Cards and Apple Pay via Stripe. PayPal via Stripe when enabled. Zelle: Khard Hridaya Inc bank, details on invoice. Filecoin optional. USD is the price source of truth; FIL amount on invoice. Payment, not a token product. No ship until cleared. Khard Hridaya Inc.
Round hand-knotted mulberry silk, 1.50 m. Khard Hridaya Inc · Toronto.