Country of Origin: Uzbekistan
Date of Origin
early 19th century
Suzani: The
Alberto Levi Shakhrisyabz Suzani Circa 1880
JBOC Comments:
Description:
Shakhrisyabz Suzani
Uzbekistan
Central Asia
Circa 1880
Cm 192 x 235 (6'4" x 7'9")
Silk embroidery on a silk plainweave
Suzanis (from the Persian for "of the
needle") are silk embroideries woven by the
young central Asian women to enrich their
dowries, in which we see expressed the tremendous
abilities in the art of the embroidery. Each area
of Uzbekistan is characterised by either a
specific type of design or colour combination and
especially of type of stitch employed. This
radiant example, with its rich and varied
symbolism, is particularly rare by virtue of the
green silk background on which the pattern is
embroidered. The type of stitch used for certain
details, together with the design, composed of a
star medallion from which sprout two pairs of
large palmettes (called bodom, from the Persian
for "almonds") and an ample border with
large polychrome "suns" alternated to
leafy plants, are all distinguishing traits of
the refined production of the Shakhrisyabz oasis,
which are among the rarest and most desirable
suzanis.
Bibliography: J.Taube, Vok Collection -
Suzani: A Textile Art from Central Asia, Munich,
1994, plate 40.
ANTIQUE TEXTILE ART
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