Over the years Rahul refined the process to successfully revive the technical brilliance and opulent beauty of Mughal silks of which little survived. The drawlooms at ASHA produced shawls and panels in the taquete, samit, lampas and double-cloth weaves.In 2007, ASHA wove the first draw-loomed velvet to be woven in the region in more than a century. The design reproduces a 16th century Ottoman velvet in the Topkapi Saray in Istanbul.
ASHA’s
textiles have been exhibited at the National
Museum in New Delhi in 1997 and the British Museum in
London in 2000. Over the years, they have been
acquired by private and public collections, including the
Textile Museum, Washington DC and the British Museum,
London.
Francesca Galloway promotes the study and scholarship of
historic Indian textiles and is delighted to present
Rahul Jain’s exquisite work. The exhibition will
showcase a range of ASHA’s textiles
including garments styled in the manner of the Indian choga,
loom-woven shawls inspired by the Mughal patka,
or sash, and textiles inspired by Safavid and Ottoman
designs.