{"product_id":"pure-kashmiri-pashmina-kani-shawl-antique-rose-garden","title":"Pure Kashmiri Pashmina Kani Shawl — Antique Rose Garden","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA pure Kashmiri pashmina Kani shawl on a pale stone ground, handwoven with a centre of small scattered flowers that grows outward into large blown roses and leaves in rose, cornflower, gold and plum, enclosed by a wide zigzag border and finished with a row of arched niches at each end.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eKani is the oldest and slowest of Kashmir's shawl techniques. The pattern isn't printed or embroidered onto the cloth — it is built into the weave itself, colour by colour, using small wooden bobbins called \u003cem\u003ekanis\u003c\/em\u003e. The weaver follows a coded pattern script and may complete only an inch or two in a day, which is why a piece like this is measured in months of work rather than hours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe design is built to be read from the middle outward. Small flowers at the centre, then larger ones, then full blooms crowding the corners — the motifs grow as they move away from the middle. That is a much harder thing to weave than a repeat, because the weaver cannot settle into a rhythm; the scale changes with every row, and the four corners have to arrive at the same place at the same time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe end panel is the piece to look at last: a row of small arched niches, each filled in a different colour, like a row of windows. It is a motif borrowed from architecture rather than from gardens, and it is what stops the shawl from being merely floral.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA dozen colours run through this piece, and each one is a separate bobbin carried by hand — the plainest measure there is of how long a Kani took.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePure Kashmiri pashmina\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKani handwoven on the loom, not embroidered or printed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGraduated floral field with a zigzag border and arcaded end panels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApprox. 40\" × 80\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDry clean only\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandwoven in Kashmir\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eEach shawl is one of a kind. Slight irregularity in the weave is inherent to handloom work and is the mark of an authentic Kani piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eShips in Attan's branded box with a thank-you card, ready to gift.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Attan Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53835186962726,"sku":"ATT-KAN-ARG-001","price":18000.0,"currency_code":"PKR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0919\/4458\/3462\/files\/5390d233-d273-46ab-87be-8326923a3962.jpg?v=1788868054","url":"https:\/\/www.attanstore.com\/products\/pure-kashmiri-pashmina-kani-shawl-antique-rose-garden","provider":"Attan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}