Beige Katan Silk Suit, Magenta Floral Print | Phuhaar All Surpur Line Art Painting Work: Applique

Work: Applique

Small shifts in register where one impression meets the next are the block printer's signature

paisley on the dupatta

Magenta through the body with a sparse flower buti repeat

The three pieces are treated differently

Beige Katan Silk Suit, Magenta Floral Print | Phuhaar All Surpur Line Art Painting Work: AppliqueA warm peach beige silk, scattered with small magenta florals edge to edge. Why this piece The light beige ground makes the magenta florals read clearly, a lighter set than most block printed silks. Colour fast and does not bleed on the first wash, which is what a pale ground depends on. Linear geometric borders and tasselled edges give the dupatta a finished frame. The print Small magenta florals repeat densely across the top, then thin out on the