Wrap yourself in a piece of history with this Reversible Jamawar Shawl from Amritsar. Jamawar, an intricate woven fabric, has graced royalty for centuries. Originating in Persia, it made its way to India's cultural hub, Amritsar, during the Mughal era. Skilled artisans painstakingly weave the floral motifs into the fabric, creating a reversible masterpiece. The use of vibrant, harmonious colors adds depth to the design, making it a timeless classic that effortlessly merges with contemporary fashion trends. This shawl is a legacy of the enduring allure of craftsmanship that transcends generations.
Fully Patterned Wool Shawl
This shawl has been crafted of blended wool, of around 40 to 50-micron diameter. For strength and luster, this piece blends a bit of acrylic thread with the result that in effulgence, gorgeousness, and look it acquires rare distinction. Such rare distinction that it inherits from the material used in it apart, it discovers its beauty in its very concept – color scheme and dimensions of design-motifs, more especially in the brilliantly woven design patterns that embellish the entire field, the ends of the length and borders on both sides being differently patterned. The background color and the colors of the design motifs have been amicably matched which affords to the whole piece tremendous unity and such elegance as is rarely seen in a cloth piece.
Though not very regular, a repeat of octagonal medallions adorns the edges of the length – the borders, and the end-parts – pallus. These medallions contain alternately two differently composed design patterns that keep alternating through their color scheme is the same for both motifs, or rather for all designing patterns used either for embellishing the field or the edges. The colors used in laying these patterns have a look of Victorian Europe, the piece is rare in ethnicity and indigenous flavor.
One of the patterns in the medallion is a conventionalized flower while the other consists of some kind of graphic formation usually a paisley-like form flower-like rising over a pair of leaves that a tiny branch supports. All three combined – the pair of leaves and paisley flower create a trefoil-like effect – a well-known pattern used in decorative art. The patterns with which the field has been embellished consist of vines-like curving shoots of flowering plants carrying on each branch a bunch of leaves and flowers. All forms are largely conventionalized through quite communicative and straight. They all are broadly laid but each neat and precise primary emphasis being on their fascinating and eye-pleasing aspect. In its simplicity and look the ensemble is divine, and in its feel, it has a fawn’s tenderness.
This description by Prof. P.C. Jain and Dr. Daljeet. Prof. Jain specializes in the aesthetics of ancient India. Dr. Daljeet is the chief curator of the Visual Arts Gallery at the National Museum of India, New Delhi. They have both collaborated on numerous books on Indian art and culture.
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