Central Asian Suzani Rug, Mid-19th Century

Antique Uzbek Kermina Suzani Textile, c. 1800 Additional Information: Dimensions: 6'0" W x 8'5" L Origin: Uzbekistan Period: c. 1800 Rug ID: 15018

Ersari Main Carpet Rug, Late 19th Century Additional Information: Dimensions: 6'9" W x 9'2" L Origin: Afghanistan Period: Late 19th Century Rug: 19522

Ivory Ground Floral Central Asian Suzani Rug, 19th Century Additional Information: Dimensions: 8'1" L x 5'10" W Origin: Uzbekistan Period: 19th Century Rug ID: 17802

Antique Uzbek Suzani Embroidery, c. 1800 Blending naturalism with ethereal fantasy, this spectacular embroidery or ‘suzani‘ from Central Asia conveys an aesthetic consistent with older examples of the genre. Certain features, most notably the vine-scroll, are reminiscent of the Samarkand school, while the drawing of the blossoms seems more prevalent in the repertoire of neighboring Shahrisabz. Indeed, this piece may in fact be a common ancestor to both. Splendid palmettes with flame-like tracery and bold swirling star-centered blossoms alternate within the border. Vegetal scroll meanders throughout—drawn with several shades of green conveying, if not a sense of shadowing, definite and deliberate tonalities of light and dark. The central hourglass form, idiosyncrasies of drawing, and arrangement of blossoms in the field imbue a sense of classicism rivaling and surpassing older Ottoman and Persian models. Embroidery Rug...

Antique Uzbekistan Suzani Textile Rug 6'2'' x 9'9''.

Suzanis from the regions of Tashkent and Pishkent have some astral names such az ‘moon sky’, ‘star sky ‘. The main characteristic of these suzanis is that of their being fully embroidered in silk and sometimes in wool in sections. Ground cloth...

Suzanis from the regions of Tashkent and Pishkent have some astral names such az ‘moon sky’, ‘star sky ‘. The main characteristic of these suzanis is that of their being fully embroidered in silk and sometimes in wool in sections. Ground cloth...

Suzanis from the regions of Tashkent and Pishkent have some astral names such az ‘moon sky’, ‘star sky ‘. The main characteristic of these suzanis is that of their being fully embroi...