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Silk brocade textile, Varanasi, 19th Century.

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  • 1880~, Varanasi
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  • Silk brocade textile, Varanasi, 19th Century. (en)
  • This piece was bought in India for the Museum for £4.15.10 by Caspar Purdon Clarke in 1882 (en)
  • This piece of brocade is an example of kincob. This anglicised term of uncertain origin, means a rich silk fabric with patterns woven in a weft thread of gold and silver-wrapped thread (zari), made by wrapping gold or silver wire around a silk core (kalabuttu zari). Kincob was usually sold by weight. Varanasi (Benares), an important centre of fine weaving from ancient times, developed as a silk weaving centre during the Mughal period and still has many fine silk weaving workshops. (en)
  • Silk woven with gold-wrapped thread. Diagonal stripes (ari-jhari) are ornamented alternately with cones and floral design in gold and many colours on a crimson ground using a technique known as meenakari (enamelling). (en)
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  • IS.786-1883
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  • Silk brocade textile, Varanasi, 19th Century. (en)
  • This piece was bought in India for the Museum for £4.15.10 by Caspar Purdon Clarke in 1882 (en)
  • This piece of brocade is an example of kincob. This anglicised term of uncertain origin, means a rich silk fabric with patterns woven in a weft thread of gold and silver-wrapped thread (zari), made by wrapping gold or silver wire around a silk core (kalabuttu zari). Kincob was usually sold by weight. Varanasi (Benares), an important centre of fine weaving from ancient times, developed as a silk weaving centre during the Mughal period and still has many fine silk weaving workshops. (en)
  • Silk woven with gold-wrapped thread. Diagonal stripes (ari-jhari) are ornamented alternately with cones and floral design in gold and many colours on a crimson ground using a technique known as meenakari (enamelling). (en)
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  • 1880~, Varanasi
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