Sale
16776 - Islamic & Indian Art, 2 Apr 2009
New Bond Street
Lot No: 118
An exquisite Shahrizabz embroidered linen Panel (susani)
Uzbekistan, First half of 19th Century
rectangular, the linen ground embroidered in polychrome silk thread, depicting flowering vines, within a wide border of further floral sprays, with original floral cotton backing
250 x 190.5 cm.
Sold for £33,600 inclusive of Buyer's Premium
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Footnote:
This Shahrizabz susani is the best example of its type to appear at auction in recent years. Shahrizabz susanis are distinguished by their rich and vibrant colour palette. Their designs consist of flowering plants, palmettes, foliage and meandering tendrils, and are stylistically influenced by textiles being produced at Bokhara, Nurata and Samarkand, other towns on the Silk Route. Borders often include a motif depicted in the central field. For a related susani from Shahrisabz with the given date of 1870 see Stickereien aus Mittelasien, Exhibition Catalogue, Mannheim, 3rd-13th April 1981, p. 43.
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