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Country of Origin: Uzbekistan
Date of Origin
mid 19th century
Suzani:
Lakai Silk Suzani Embroidery mid-19th century lot
228
Auction Catalogue Description:
Sotheby's Auctions » Carpets » lot 228
Sale N07820
A LAKAI SILK SUZANI EMBROIDERY, UZBEKISTAN,
New York 10,000—15,000 USD Session 1
01 Oct 02 2:00 PM
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium:
11,950 USD
MEASUREMENTS
approximately 7ft. 8in. by 5ft. 6in. (2.34 by
1.68m.)
DESCRIPTION
mid-19th century stains, discolorations, minor
losses to silk ground,
This Suzani is remarkable for its crisply
rendered design and exuberant use of color.
Embroideries from the Lakai tribe of Shakhrisyabz
feature many unusual characteristics including
usage of the distinctive ilmok stitch and often
employing a silk foundation, as in the current
lot. The design is known as "The Vegetable
Garden", displaying a balanced "four
and one" field arrangement with a central
flowerhead flanked by boteh-like gourds, within a
border of boteh-like maize cobs alternating with
poppies. For a related example with a burgundy
silk ground, see: Suzani: Embroidered Flowers of
Central Asia, The Textile Gallery, London, an
on-line exhibition at www.textile-art.com,
1997-8, no. 42. A yellow ground example was sold
in these rooms April 4, 2001, lot 3.
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