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A work made of silk and gilt-silver wrapped metal thread; voided cut velvet on satin weave foundation, faced with gilt-silver wrapped metal thread bound in twill weave.

Length of cloth of gold with voided velvet Irises

2021-22

Designed by Rahul Jain (Indian, born 1963) Manufactured by ASHA (Indian, founded 1993), Delhi and Varanasi, India Woven by Shamin Ansari (Indian, active early 21st century, Garsara, India)

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Silk and gilt-silver wrapped metal thread; voided cut velvet on satin weave foundation, faced with gilt-silver wrapped metal thread bound in twill weave

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