Description

Bokhara Suzani

This very old Suzani, its cotton ground darkened with age, is probably one of the earliest surviving examples from Bokhara. The field design – a diamond lattice of diagonal leaves enclosing blossoms that appear to gyrate – and the vine design of the wide border are spaciously conceived: a focus on essentials, as it were. The style of drawing still shows the influence of Indian models, which is especially evident in the smaller flowers that run through the border. – Expertly restored, several holes, backed with sand-coloured fabric.

Origin:
Central Asia, Uzbekistan

Dimensions:
231 x 157 cm

Age:
18th century

Estimate:
19,000.00 €