{"product_id":"moonlight-kani-pashmina-silk-shawl-royal-court-garden","title":"Moonlight Kani Kashmiri Pashmina \u0026 Silk Shawl — Royal Court Garden","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Moonlight Kani shawl in Kashmiri pashmina and silk, woven with a full pictorial scene of royal court life: palace pavilions and arched doorways, women gathered beneath a jewelled canopy, musicians and dancers on patterned carpets, flowering trees, a pond with flamingos and waterbirds, and a deep red courtyard at the centre. The whole field is framed by a border of arched niches, each holding a standing figure, that runs the full perimeter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy it is called Moonlight\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMoonlight Kani is woven on a Kashmiri pashmina and silk base. The silk catches light the way moonlight catches water: the pale ground shifts between ivory, champagne and soft bronze as the shawl moves, and the colours in the scene sit on top of that sheen rather than on a flat cloth. Photographs only half show it. In hand, under evening light, it is the reason people stop to look twice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow it is woven\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pattern is not printed or embroidered onto the cloth. It is woven into it, colour by colour, so the scene belongs to the fabric itself. This piece is made on a hand-tended power loom, the same way khadi shawls are woven in Swat: the loom carries the heavy work, while the weaver sets and guides it through every pass. That is what makes a scene this detailed possible at this price, while keeping the soft, woven hand of the cloth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTurn the shawl over and you will see the reverse of the weave: the same scene in softer, broken colour, with the thread changes visible. That is the honest back of a woven pattern, not a fault.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat to look for\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a piece to spend time with. Look closely and the scene keeps opening up: a woman leaning toward a musician, birds wading at the water's edge, a figure framed in each arch of the border, each one dressed differently. Pictorial Kani of this kind is the statement end of the tradition, the shawl worn to a wedding or a winter evening when you want the cloth itself to be the conversation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKashmiri pashmina and silk base\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKani pattern woven into the cloth on a hand-tended power loom, not printed or embroidered\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull pictorial royal court and garden scene with a figured arched border on all four sides\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSilk sheen that shifts from ivory to champagne and bronze in the light\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApproximately 45\" × 85\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDry clean only by a specialist. Do not press directly, and keep away from rings, brooches and rough jewellery, which can catch the threads on the reverse\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStore folded, away from direct sunlight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne piece only. Slight irregularity in the weave is natural to woven work of this kind, not a fault.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShips in Attan's branded box with a thank-you card. For a piece at this level we are happy to arrange a video call so you can see the shawl in hand before you buy. Message us on WhatsApp or Instagram.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Attan Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54263197958438,"sku":"ATT-MNL-RCG-001","price":55000.0,"currency_code":"PKR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0919\/4458\/3462\/files\/ae21c508-2fad-4082-bd6e-1e8f9c0e5315.jpg?v=1793470047","url":"https:\/\/www.attanstore.com\/products\/moonlight-kani-pashmina-silk-shawl-royal-court-garden","provider":"Attan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}