RED CARNATION SUZANI blue and white ceramics Measurements approx: 53

Measurements approx: 53

Use them to serve drinks or keep jewellery or bits and bobs on

The artisans are known as Kashigar

which comes from a Persian word meaning ‘the art of painting on ceramics’

The tradition has nearly died out and is now only done by a few families in Pakistan

RED CARNATION SUZANI blue and white ceramics Measurements approx: 53Uzbek suzani from the Bukhara region. Flowers embroidered on cotton. It has been professionally stretched, backed and mounted on a wooden frame so it is ready to hang. Sourced in Pakistan, which is on the old Silk Road, the historic trade route that linked Europe with Asia. With close links to Afghanistan and Central Asia it is not surprising that many textiles from across the region end up in Islamabad in particular. Measurements approx: 53. 5 cm x