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Posted by Karun |
Jul 12th, 2011
A selection of Kashmiri shawls from the collection…posting...
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Posted by Karun |
Jul 5th, 2011
Will be posting some Thirma baghs from the collection soon….
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Posted by Karun |
Jul 5th, 2011
Will be posting additional trade cloths soon…..Including some of these..
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Posted by Karun |
Jun 2nd, 2011
Kantha collection donated to the Victoria and Albert Museum in memory of Mark Shivas. Article by Rosemary Crill from the museum published in Hali magazine, Spring 2011 issue no 167.
Please click here to open the Kantha donations article published...
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Posted by Karun |
Apr 15th, 2011
Japanese boro futon covers and coats, will be posting these soon..
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Posted by Karun |
Jan 25th, 2011
A unique kalamkari hanging for a temple dating from the 17th Cent. Nayaka court culture, 100 cm by 153 cm. This piece was on display at Victoria & Albert Museum from 2004 to 2010. Illustrated in John Guy’s Book on Indian Temple...
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Posted by Karun |
Jan 25th, 2011
Pichhvai depicting a dense forest scene, gopi’s looking for Krishna, 305 cm by 206 cm.
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Posted by Karun |
Jan 3rd, 2011
A group of mainly 19th Cent. Indian gold nose rings.
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Posted by Karun |
Dec 11th, 2010
Detail from a very large Indian Trade cloth which dates from around 1700, will illustrate other images from it.
When a group of us were examining this textile with John Guy at Victoria and Albert Museum he pointed out that several figures in the...
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Posted by Karun |
Nov 19th, 2010
Gen Doy in her book on Drapery, classicism and barbarism in visual culture published by I B Tauris in 2002, writes:
One contemporary artwork which invites spectators to critically approach the exhibition of ‘Oriental’ cultures and their textiles...
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Posted by Karun |
Nov 15th, 2010
Just got delivery of three huge boxes and a large parcel containing Indian Trade cloths from the Victoria and Albert Museum in London where they were on loan since 2004.
Seems rather strange to have them back as the last few times they were...
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Posted by Karun |
Nov 14th, 2010
17 th Century embroidered panel, Chechaouen. Only three other complete examples of this embroidery have been published. A related piece is illustrated in Moroccan Textile embroidery by Isabelle Denamur, published by Flammarion in 2003.
Hali...
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Posted by Karun |
Nov 11th, 2010
Small group of cotton Ashanti weavings, more to follow.
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Posted by Karun |
Nov 11th, 2010
A group of 19th Cent West African textiles.
Details to follow
Ewe cloth, cotton and silk
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Posted by Karun |
Oct 28th, 2010
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