Antique Traditional Silk Embroidered Sun & Moon Suzani : C20th Tashkent, Uzbekistan 1910 where it once would have

where it once would have adorned a statue of a saint/santos in a church

Included with the sampler is the original paper wrapping which reads ‘A sampler worked by my beloved and blessed mother in 1784 in the 11th year of her age’

A stunning hand painted Japanese Meji period wall hanging depicting a wintery landscape with pine trees and a river

1602-1676)

I absolutely love this…

Antique Traditional Silk Embroidered Sun & Moon Suzani : C20th Tashkent, Uzbekistan 1910 where it once would haveItem Details. A unique museum quality suzani dating from the first quarter of the 20th century Tashkent, Uzbekistan. This suzani is a sun moon type (ay paliak). The surface of this hanging is entirely covered in hand embroidered silk using a traditional stitch unique to suzanis. These wonderful collectable textiles from Central Asia were traditionally made as dowry hangings and formed part of a brides trousseau. They were traditionally used as