Lot Essay
For a discussion of this type of Shahrisabz suzani, see a similar example that was sold in these Rooms, 30 October 2025, lot 92.
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UZBEKISTAN, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
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A SHAHRISABZ SUZANI
UZBEKISTAN, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
Embroidered on five panels, the cotton plainweave backing embroidered in polychrome silk, the central field with a central rosette issuing further smaller rosettes and scrolling vines, the border of nine large rosettes against scrolling vines and further smaller rosettes, wooden poles added along one long side
7ft.11in. x 6ft.1in. (241 x 184.4cm.)
UZBEKISTAN, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
Embroidered on five panels, the cotton plainweave backing embroidered in polychrome silk, the central field with a central rosette issuing further smaller rosettes and scrolling vines, the border of nine large rosettes against scrolling vines and further smaller rosettes, wooden poles added along one long side
7ft.11in. x 6ft.1in. (241 x 184.4cm.)
Provenance
Private collection, Paris, 1960s, and thence by descent
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Phoebe Jowett Smith
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