Tashkent Suzani
Uzbekistan.  Recent. 4'8½"x 6'5½"

Silk embroidery on silk/cotton.  Silk basma stitch or Bukhara couching, with details in chain stitch. Red and green, with yellow and white on a beige ground. This is a contemporary embroidery with an old Ottoman tulip design. The natural dye colors are muted and the silks lustrous. 
Read about Contemporary Uzbek Suzanis.   $785

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MARLA MALLETT

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