Tashkent Rugs
Examples of Tashkent Suzani Rugs & Carpets
Examples:
Suzani Embroidery: Uzbek Suzani Tashkent
Date of Origin: Late 19th C.
Origin: Central Asia, Uzbekistan
Width: 6’6” (202 cm) Length : 8’4” (258 cm)
Material: silk embroidery
Foundation: cotton
Late 19th C. Uzbek Tashkent Suzani with Stars
Width: 6’6” (204 cm). Length: 8’5” (260 cm)
Material: silk embroidery
Foundation: cotton
Uzbek Tashkent Suzani with Stars
Origin: Central Asia, Uzbekistan
Width: 3’6” (110 cm) Length: 7’7” (236 cm)
Material: silk embroidery
Foundation: cotton
A Tashkent Paliak Suzani 19th c
Size: 263 x 189 cm
Condition: stains, tiny hole
Late 19th C. Uzbek Tashkent Suzani
Origin: Central Asia, Turkmenistan
Width: 6’5” (200 cm) Length: 8’2” (250 cm)
Material: silk embroidery
Foundation: cotton
Uzbek Suzani Tashkent 19th century
This large, colorful embroidery was made as a dowry item in the second half of the 19th century in Uzbekistan. Stylistically, Pskent suzanis are quite different from those made in Tashkent and have specific border patterns not found on the latter. Suzanis from Pskent rarely leave any background showing. Pskent designs have also been associated with signs of the Zodiac and other astrological symbols, perhaps more convincingly so than those from Tashkent. Their border decoration appears to have a narrower repertoire of variations than do the numerous interpretations of very much the same theme when used as field patterns. These embroideries are very collectible and essentially undervalued in today’s marketplace. They represent a good investment in terms of potential value as well exceptionally well priced for what they are, a thoroughly wonderful and very colorful example of the material culture of Central Asia from a bygone era.
Size: 7’4″ x7’10”
Colors: All natural dyes
Condition: Excellent with no obvious flaws, some corrosion of the bright red woolen embroidery used as highlights, a typical embellishment used during this period by the Uzbek women. This is an antique textile, therefore it cannot be expected that it will be in “new condition.”
A Recent Tashkent Suzani
Size: 32″x 47″
Description: Rose, rust, magenta, turquoise, green, and gold silk embroidery on beige silk. Fine Bukhara couching and chain stitch embroidery in a contemporary suzani.