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Block-printed Kalamkari browse these categories for related items... Directory: Antiques:Decorative Art:Textiles:Hangings:Pre 1837 VR: item # 486795 Please refer to our stock # 1116 when inquiring.
Yorke Antique Textiles 127 Park Street Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada B2N 3J5 Guest Book $12,000 |
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| Iran or India 18th to first half 19th century (1700-1850) Note: main image contains 80 % of textile. The tradition of Kalamkari involves a printed or painted cotton cloth that were made for many hundreds of years in India and sometimes Iran. Of the various types of Kalamkari, this one - being mostly block-printed of Persian design - would appear to be affiliated with the Masulipatnam School. Many kalamkari's, including this one, were created to be used on the inside walls of temples, sometimes as a prop for religious instruction. This example is very unusual in designwork: the many cartouches involving a variety of Persian script, as well for the depictions of a local version of biblical-type scenes. The cotton cloth is extremely fine, and although the textile is about 10 ft high, it weighs about only 8 oz. Some small areas of corrosion within brown-colored areas, likely due to the mordant utilized. 51"x 128". | ||
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