Lilac Kora Brocade Kanjivaram Silk Saree

Crisp, light kora silk in orchid lilac, covered almost end to end in a hexagon jaal of elephants, annam birds and lotuses in gold and silver zari. The two metals shift as it moves.

• Body: orchid lilac kora in a hexagon lattice with gold and silver zari elephants, annams and lotuses
• Border: wide gold zari bands of temple figures and elephants between paisley rules, with a thin orange edge
• Pallu: broad gold zari panels of paisley, temple and lattice bands, with a small pointed zari lace trim

Wear it to: weddings, receptions and bridal functions.

Details: Handwoven kora Kanjivaram silk with zari · Brocade weave · Dry clean only · SKU TSH2506635

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Saree Length: 5.5meters
Blouse Piece Length: 0.8 meters
Recommended Care: Dry clean only

Kanchipuram weaving is built around zari, and a jaal like this one is the demanding end of it. Each motif in the lattice is worked by hand as the weaving advances, with the metallic weft brought in only where the elephant or lotus falls and cut away behind it — which is why the reverse of a true Kanjivaram shows the cut ends rather than long floats. Using gold and silver together doubles the work, since the two shuttles have to be alternated cell by cell without the lattice losing its line. The wide border and pallu are woven at far greater zari density than the body, and the contrast selvedge is worked into the edge as the weaving progresses so the two colours interlock rather than sit as a seam.

This saree is handwoven in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu — the temple town whose weavers have worked silk and zari for centuries, and whose motif vocabulary of elephants, annam birds, lotus and temple figures comes directly from the sculpture of the region's gopurams. Kora, the lighter undegummed silk, is a more recent addition to the cluster's repertoire, woven for drapes that carry heavy zari without the weight of traditional korvai silk.

कृपया ध्यान दें कि डिवाइस स्क्रीन और मॉनिटर सेटिंग्स में भिन्नता के कारण, वास्तविक उत्पाद का रंग दिखाई गई तस्वीरों से थोड़ा भिन्न हो सकता है। प्रत्येक स्क्रीन की अपनी रंग प्रदर्शित करने की क्षमता होती है, जो आपके डिवाइस पर उत्पाद के दिखने के तरीके को प्रभावित कर सकती है।

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