Suzani Embroidery 1672

A remarkable vintage Uzbek Suzani silk embroidery from Central Asia, this hand-stitched textile masterpiece exemplifies the finest qualities of the Suzani tradition — a composition of bold floral medallions and scrolling vines embroidered in rich, luminous silk thread on a handwoven cotton foundation with extraordinary care and artistry.

The floral vocabulary of the Suzani tradition draws on the garden imagery that has been central to Persian and Central Asian art since antiquity — the walled garden as a symbol of paradise, of divine order, and of the beauty that is possible when human skill and natural abundance work together. This Suzani brings that ancient vision of the paradise garden into contemporary domestic space. Suzani embroideries — the name derived from the Persian word for 'needle' — are among the most celebrated and visually exuberant textile traditions in Central Asia. Produced primarily in the Uzbek cities of Bukhara, Samarkand, Tashkent, and Nurata, suzanis were traditionally created by a bride and her female relatives in the months before a wedding, each woman contributing embroidered panels that would be assembled into a single celebratory textile of great beauty and personal significance. The most prized suzanis are worked in hand-twisted silk thread on a handwoven cotton foundation, their large floral medallions and vine designs reflecting centuries of artistic refinement along the Silk Road.

Dimensions: Listed on request

Date of Manufacture: 2nd Quarter of the 1900s

Place of Origin: Uzbekistan, Central Asia

Material: Silk embroidery on cotton foundation

Condition: Wear consistent with age and use

SKU: 1672