462 SOLD Vintage Embroidered Hand Fan from Gujarat

Sold to a discerning Antique Art-Lover

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Vintage hand fan with extinct mochi bharat embroidery.

Kutch, India.

Very neatly done work - both the embroidery and the stitching seem to be done by an experienced hand.

Cotton embroidery on cotton base cloth.

Base cloth and frills appear to have natural dyes.

Stick is not in perfect condition.

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This item has spent a lifetime being used for the purpose of its creation with the original artist/user. Signs of this life lived heartily may be present on the piece in the form of stains, thread loss, loose threads, holes, tears, color run and other imperfections. Therefore the condition must be assumed to be “not” perfect. More photos of such imperfections will be provided on request.

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