Lot 64
 

KASHMIR, MID 19TH CENTURY
Handspun and handwoven Pashmina, natural dyes
84 x 86.5 in (214 x 220 cm)

NON-EXPORTABLE


This elegant square shawl, with a sophisticated palette of subtle colours, consists of an unadorned creamcoloured field, with a single buta in each corner, and framed by equal borders on all sides. Nine swannecked butas, reminiscent of the classical period span the length of each border. An all-over design of scrolling vines bearing small buds and leaves fills the space between the butas. A small border of gateways circumscribes the entire piece.

This shawl was probably made for the Bengali market, and may once have been owned by a wealthy zamindar, an affluent trader, or even a Nawab of Murshidabad who had a penchant for the delicate black and red patterning on an ivory background.




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  Lot 64 of 82  

WOVEN TREASURES: TEXTILES FROM THE JASLEEN DHAMIJA COLLECTION
19-20 OCTOBER 2016

Estimate
Rs 5,00,000 - 7,00,000
$7,580 - 10,610

RESERVE NOT MET













 



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