A BLUE PARADISE HAND-MADE PRINTED COTTON MOTIFS AND WILDLIFE ANIMALS ON INDIAN TEXTILES

PERIOD:
20th Century
ORIGIN:
INDIA
DIMENSIONS:
260 X 210 Cm
DESCRIPTION:
The cotton fabric is printed with the exquisite background in paradise blue filled with motifs, and the wildlife animals are dissimilar such as an Indian leopard darting inwards at zebras and upwards herons as the rascals are holding tight to the tree log.
The Kantha is a centuries-old tradition of stitching patchwork cloth from rags by frugal rural women by a running stitch, one of the oldest forms of Indian embroidery, which was traditionally used in West Bengal and Bangladesh.
Variations
The throws are 100% hand-printed cotton with a self—coloured backing and are embellished with lines of running stitches and Made From 100 Percent Cotton In India.
They are the perfect accumulation of the art of bringing an injection of colour, print and texture to the element of the habitats in paradise.
Grassroots:
Emanating in Bengal, Orissa, and Bangladesh it is one of the oldest forms of embroidery in India, its origins can be traced back to the pre-Vedic age.
Illustrations:
 
PROVENANCE:
From Distinguished Collections
CERTIFICATE:
Comes with a certificate from the Art Loss Register