Nº 1/1 · The Vase
27.18° N · 78.01° E
Agra, India
One ofone.
01 / Look again
This is not a painting. Every colour you see is thread. Every glint is stone. Years of work by one hand, held in one frame, and never once sold in public.
Step closer.
Closer.
Silk. Not paint.
Every petal, stitched.
One work. Made entirely by hand.
As recorded in the family declaration.
Total gem weight. A family estimate.
The year India honoured the artist for zari embroidery.
Up close
08 details · keep scrolling →Rose
Coral to white. All of it thread.
Blue bloom
Petals that stand up off the dark.
Violet
A crown of silk around a golden core.
Emerald
Green stone. Gold coil. Held in place by thread.
The row
Stone after stone, each in its own mount.
Rosette
Turquoise, pearls, a halo of colour.
Vessel
Tier on tier. Jewellery, embroidered.
Heart stone
Faceted. Ringed in green. Dead centre.
- SilkThe flowers · every colour
- EmeraldCabochons · the vessel
- RubySet along the bands
- PearlRinging the stones
- TurquoisePale blue accents
Materials as described in the family declaration, which also estimates more than 5,000 carats in total from family records and oral history.
03 / Signed in thread
Shams. Agra. India.
His name. His city. His country. Stitched at the foot of the work.
One of one