Technique: Silk and cotton ground with silk floss and metallic yarn embroidery with pieces of mica mounted on lead

Description: A tumeric dyed ground is interspersed with bands of red embroidered with gold thread and small pieces of mica mounted on lead. Two wider bands of embroidery are sewn on between the bands of tumeric ground. These two bands display related but different embroidery designs, one shows beautiful birds with wings spread alternating in opposite directions, the other a procession of alternating boats each with a center pole or tree.

Comment: The fine quality of the silk floss embroidery conveys a sense of movement to both motifs,
while the rich color of the tumeric dyed silk brings resonance.

Condition: Good, some stains on the ground and some loss in the gold embroidery

Dimensions: 3' 11" x 3' 8" ( 1.19 x 1.12 m )

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