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Contemporary Red Gyasar
Craft Revival Trust
New Delhi, India
The gold zari has been used to great effect in this bright-red Gyasar to highlight auspicious Buddhist symbols. This Gyasar can be used only in a vertical format and as a whole - perhaps as a hanging or on an important seating.
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Details
- Title: Contemporary Red Gyasar
- Location: Pilli Kothi, Banaras
- Type: Textiles
- Medium: silk brocade
- History of Technique or Style: The Gyasar brocades with its densely patterned silk with auspicious Buddhist symbols and floral imagery threaded with gold and silver yarn was introduced around the 1970s and exported across the globe to clients ranging from the Royal family of Bhutan to Buddhist monasteries. Continuing to nurture their ties and trade links with the world outside they now have a world-wide customer base that includes international designers to the weaving of sacerdotal fabrics for Greek Orthodox churches.
- Creator: Kasim Silk Emporium
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