Banarasi · Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
Olive Grey Twill Silk Tanchoi Banarasi Saree — Tree of Life
Twill Silk Tanchoi · Japanese-Painting-Inspired Tree of Life · Gold Paisley Pallu · Blouse Included
A very unique twill silk Tanchoi Banarasi saree in muted olive grey. The body is woven all over with a delicate tree-of-life motif — fine branching trees, blossoms and little deer in ivory and antique gold — with the soft, painterly quality of a Japanese silk painting. The pallu deepens into a rich gold paisley panel, and a black-and-gold floral border with tassels finishes the drape. Understated, artistic and quite unlike anything else. Blouse included.
Fabric
Twill Silk
Technique
Tanchoi Weave
Length
6.3 metres
Blouse
0.8 metres included
Colour
Olive Grey
Region
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
Tanchoi is a Banarasi weaving technique with no floats on the reverse — the extra weft is woven densely into the ground, giving a smooth satin-like surface that carries fine detail beautifully. That precision is what lets this saree render a whole painterly landscape of branching trees and deer across the silk, echoing the delicacy of Japanese brush painting rather than the usual bold Banarasi motifs.
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