Asian Textiles: Indian Textile
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Hand-painted Chintz Carpet, Poppy design on white ground,/i>, Northern India, 17th century
Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 13
March 26, 2013 (Tue) - June 9, 2013 (Sun)Various textiles and techniques were spread across Asia from India, such as cotton cloth, splashed-pattern dyeing, tie-dyeing and brocades with metal threads. In particular, chintz, which was cotton cloth dyed with floral patterns or legendary images using woodblock printing or hand-drawing, fascinated people around the world and was a major export from the 16th to the 19th century.
Current exhibit includes:
Carpet, Chintz; poppy design on white ground, Northern India, 17th century
Pichavai (Hand-painted drape for temple), Chintz with gold embellishment; Krishna design, Machilipatnam, India, 18th century