Bokhara Suzani

Three columns of design make up the field of this Suzani embroidery from the Central Asian city of Bukhara. In the central column, palmettes radiate in both directions vertically from a central twirling rosette. Flanking either side of this column are smaller colorful blossoms extending horizontally. All are encompassed by verdant foliage and vine-scroll. A classic oscillating vine-scroll border combines large, twirling, burst rosettes with multi-lobed flowers in the corners and a pair of distinctive quatrefoil cluster of red floral palmettes at the center of the left and right sides.
Collection of Sam Barakat