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Late 19th century silk stitch-resist tie-dyed (shibori) ceremonial cloth from the Cham people of Cambodia. Aubergine colored ground with trellis pattern outlined by resist dyed squares of yellow and off-white, with a floral burst in the center of each. Exhibited at Fukuoka Art Museum, Japan, 2003 Dimensions: 749½" long x 29¼" wide mounted Price: $9,000.00
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19th century (circa 1895) Indian silk & cotton embroidered phulkari in pink and white on a mustard
ground. Dimensions: 59” high x
48”
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18th century Zoroastrian (Persia, today Iran) embroidered panel from clothing made up of narrow strips of cotton and silk joined and embroidered in silk in a repeated pattern of stylized flowers with an unusual embroidered joined diamond lattice pattern. Mounted. Dimensions: 20” high x
49” wide Price: $7,500.00 |
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Late 18th century Ottoman (Turkey) cover with green silk and metallic embroidery, done in laid and couched work, on raspberry colored silk ground in a repeated floral pattern. Dimensions: 33½” x 32½” Price: $3,750.00 |
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Modern reproduction Suzani from Uzbekistan, embroidered in silk on an off-white cotton ground, using traditional techniques, based on 19th century designs. In brown, red, yellow, green and blue. An ivy design meanders around all the flower heads. Dimensions: 67" high x 52" wide *The Lotus Collection has a number of modern Suzanis in a range of sizes and patterns, please email or call us for more information.
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A late 19th century lawon, a ceremonial presentation scarf worn by a married woman. This multi-colored silk cloth was resist dyed in a process called plangi or pelangi, literally meaning, “rainbow”. From Sumatra, Indonesia. The ends of the cloth are undyed silk, and the pattern consists of a central green diamond, surrounded by a diamond shaped purple border, and a rich red color. This piece is mounted for hanging. Dimensions: 76½" high x 34½" wide Price: $8,500.00 |
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18th
century embroidery from Rhodes, Greece, with geometric designs in red
and green silk on a natural linen ground. Dimensions: 26” high x 83” wide Price upon request |
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Late 19th century cotton Kaitag from the Caucasus region, with red and white circular motifs on a blue ground. Mounted for hanging. Dimensions: 27¾” high x 38” wide Price: $6,500.00 |
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A late 18th century silk embroidered panel on cotton ground (Kaitag) from Daghestan, used for ritual purposes associated with birth, marriages and deaths; cradle wraps as well as dowry covers. Dimensions: 39½" high x 23¼" wide. Mounted. Price upon request |
