UZBEKISTAN, 19TH CENTURY

The controlled floral decoration of this suzani, organised around an axis, as well as the use of shrub patterns, are all typical features of those produced in the Nurata region of south central Uzbekistan. They frequently also have a central stellar medallion. Two suzanis of closely related design were exhibited in Mannheim (Bausback, Alte und Antike Orientalische Knupfkunst, Mannheim, 1981, pp.26 and 29), another was sold in these Rooms, 2 May 2019, lot 203.