A SUSANI
A SUSANI

BOKHARA, OR POSSIBLY SHAKRIZHABZ, FIRST HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY

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A SUSANI
BOKHARA, OR POSSIBLY SHAKRIZHABZ, FIRST HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY
embroidered in Bokharan couched stitch with medallions formed of four palmettes radiating from a central flower
80 x 48ins. (192 xs 115cms.)

拍品專文

The arrangement of the quincunx flowers, thought to represent an oil lamp in essence, is usually associated with the Shakrizshabz region. However, the embroidery stitches are here more like those of Bokhara.