The story of this piece
Rose-gold zari is unusual in Kanchipuram: the same silver wire, gilded thinner, so it reflects a duller, warmer light. The motifs come from a 19th-century weave record we were shown in the town — peacocks and paisleys redrawn for a modern loom. Once this run closed, it did not return.
Anatomy of the saree
- Weave
- Korvai, pure rose-gold zari
- Border
- Wide maroon revival border
- Length
- 6.3 m, with blouse piece
- Weight
- Approx. 880 g
- Woven in
- Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu
Border
Wide maroon border, peacocks and paisleys in rose-gold zari
Pallu
Black pallu, gold grid with scattered floral buti
Blouse piece
Unstitched, maroon silk
Care
Dry clean only. Keep black silk out of direct light, and refold along a new line every six months.
Korvai, Pure Zari
Irul
Black silk, maroon and rose-gold border
Black silk under a maroon border, the motifs drawn in rose-gold rather than yellow zari — a colder, older reading of a Kanchipuram that normally glows.
- One piece only — never reordered
- Insured delivery across the UAE
- Fourteen day return window
Questions about this weave? Write to the studio.
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