If imitation is the highest form of flattery, then New York pop artist Keith Haring would have been pleased.
An inspired idea by an expatriate living in Hong Kong saw the artist's trademark drawings lovingly recreated in silk and cotton using centuries-old Persian carpet-weaving skills.
The outcome is a 1.2 metre by 1.8 metre rendition of one of Haring's poster-art paintings that took two months to produce and cost $12,000.
The work was commissioned through the Wyndham Street carpet dealers Persian Arts, who had the replica specially woven in a Karachi factory.
'This one customer just really loved the painting,' said sales assistant Steve Khan-Mohammad of the American client who approached him with the novel idea of incorporating modern art into a carpet.
The commission represents the first time the carpet dealers have attempted such a feat, although they regularly work with clients who want traditional patterns.