Gajji Silk Ajrakh Hand Block Crane Bird Pakshi Saree in Rust Red hand block lavender and green blooms scrolling

lavender and green blooms scrolling across the silver silk ground in every direction

Fabric:  Raw Silk

The Katan silk saree from Banaras epitomizes elegance and tradition

uncommon finish rarely seen in Banarasi weave

A saree that carries centuries of craft in every stitch

Gajji Silk Ajrakh Hand Block Crane Bird Pakshi Saree in Rust Red hand block lavender and green blooms scrollingCranes in mid flight long necked, wings swept back, each one caught at a different point of movement are scattered across the rust red gajji silk ground in indigo and cream. The birds are unhurried in their placement, the ground between them as considered as the motifs themselves. A lotus border in indigo closes the body top and bottom, wide and emphatic. The pallu shifts to geometry an octagon jaal with kalgha paisley centres in indigo, interspersed