1393 Antique Kashmir Sikh Period Pashmina Shawl Fragment

Antique Kashmir Sikh Period Pashmina Shawl Fragment

Exquisite masterpiece

Pashmina wool end panel of long shawl

Six complete boteh with several smaller botehs ensconced in the curves.

Note the boat-like shape at the bottom of each boteh. 

Resembles the ‘Ranjit Singh Samadhi Shawl’ from the Tapi collection in which the boat of Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s funeral is said to be depicted.

In this fragment do we see the shape of a boat?

Extremely fine weaving, maybe of the finest group.

The expertise of weaving is best seen by examining the back of this shawl

Superb warm palette

It has a small holes and damaged edges. More photos on request

70 x 136 cm

Photographing this has not been easy 

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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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