Mughal Embroidered Metal Threaded Tapestry from Rajasthan Framed

Large hand embroidered and quilted textile from North India. Mughal style silk and metal threaded tapestry framed from Rajasthan, India Fanciful Asian folk art design in this disti...

Hand embroidered and quilted textile from North India. Large Mughal silk and metal threaded tapestry Fanciful Asian folk designs this distinctive quilt wor...

Fabulous large Kakaga Burmese bead embroidered adorned with sequins and beads tapestry wall hanging . This vintage handcrafted needlework wall hanging tapestry shows ten different scenes from the ancient epic Hindu poem, the Ramayana, or from Buddhist mythology. You can imagine how many hours went into producing this piece of work. The figures are sewn using a combination of metallic threads and adorned with sequins, beads and glass stones. Most Kalagas are best hung in a frame but not under glass so that the detail and texture can be fully appreciated. They can also be hung as-is without a frame. Such a large tapestry could take months to complete. Asian figural Kalaga hand embroidered with jeweled tapestry...

Embroidered Uzbek Suzani framed in a lucite box. Beautiful suzani hand-stitched Turkish designs with silk in traditional patterns and vibrant pink, fuschia black and ivory colors. The suzani features a row of three medallions flowers within an ornate grid, all sitting on a bed of plum pink color. The naif design of flowers and birds is simple and bold, and yet elaborate and ornate. This amazing embroidery piece comes ready to hang in a lucite presentation frame. This framed Suzani...

An lavishly decorated Turkish coat likely from the Ottoman Empire period circa 19th century, presented in a shadow box gilt frame with dark blue fabric lining. The jacket was made fr...

Turkestan SUSANI finely embroidered tapestry with warm typical colors: simply wonderful! ..With an interesting price. Every Turkoman girl must ha...

An impressive Japanese embroidery tapestry circa 1890s Meiji period, presented with brocade border on linen canvas in a Lucite shadow box. The stunning design features three dragons coiling and flying in the clouds. The high relief technique used to render the dragons using mostly the silver threads gives this piece a tremendous sense of motion. The most auspicious mythological creature in Japan and China, dragons were a very popular motif in textile art. In this particular piece, it is the impressive size, the superb craftsmanship, the profuse use of silver threads and near perfect condition that set it apart. Japanese Meiji textiles were widely exhibited in the west during turn of the 20th century at the international exposition. It was used to showcase the Japanese aesthetics with the techniques at their pinnacle. These expositions solidified the country's images overseas and felled the Japanese craze in the west, which turned out to be a long-lasting influence on the western art. Many pieces were purchased and stayed in the west. It is likely this estate piece was from one of the expositions based on its high quality. For two similar dragon tapestries...

An exquisite Japanese embroidery piece circa end of 19th-early 20th century of Meiji period. The silk panel depicts an idyllic water scenery, in which three mandarin ducks swim in th...