Important Notice

Woven by M Jaffar Ali

VARANASI, UTTAR PRADESH, CIRCA 1962
Handspun and handwoven silk, synthetic dyes
212.75 x 43.75 in (541 x 111.7 cm)

Displaying mastery of the art learnt from his father, the present lot is an early Baluchari sari woven by M Jaffar Ali, son of Ali Hasan, as part of the late 1950s revival movement. The sari contains a central motif of the 'Tree of Life.' Multiple patterns of a seated female figure smoking a hookah enclosed in a mehrab or niche, with a hanging lamp are intricately rendered. Wearing a long skirt and full-sleeved blouse the figure sits straight, appearing almost constrained in her western-style boots. The hookah beside her resembles a stylised musical note. Rich in design and elegance, in shades of brown and pink, the present lot creates the texture and shaded colour effect that Balucharis are famous for.

Woven by M Jaffar Ali

VARANASI, UTTAR PRADESH, CIRCA 1962
Handspun and handwoven silk, synthetic dyes
212.75 x 43.75 in (541 x 111.7 cm)

Displaying mastery of the art learnt from his father, the present lot is an early Baluchari sari woven by M Jaffar Ali, son of Ali Hasan, as part of the late 1950s revival movement. The sari contains a central motif of the 'Tree of Life.' Multiple patterns of a seated female figure smoking a hookah enclosed in a mehrab or niche, with a hanging lamp are intricately rendered. Wearing a long skirt and full-sleeved blouse the figure sits straight, appearing almost constrained in her western-style boots. The hookah beside her resembles a stylised musical note. Rich in design and elegance, in shades of brown and pink, the present lot creates the texture and shaded colour effect that Balucharis are famous for.