* Tenture de l’école de Shahrisabz Lot n° 232

Uzbekistan, 19th century Portière composed of four cotton strips embroidered with polychrome silk thread borders. The decoration on three sides is composed of a floral and vegetal ribbon. Good condition, holes. 260 x 200 cm The floral register of this suzani abounds: saffron flowers "safargul", cloves "chinnigul" and "doira gullar nusxasi". Provenance: Former collection of British costume designer Anthony Powell (1935-2021). This lot is sold as a temporary import. Bibliography : Rémi Labrusse et al, Purs Décors? Arts de l'islam, Regards Du XIXe Siècle: Collections Des Arts Décoratifs. Paris, Arts décoratifs: Musée du Louvre, 2007. p.138, fig. 93 A Suzani silk embroidery on linen, Uzbekistan, late 19th century