Jhaad
The piece
Jhaad fanoos is the old word for a chandelier. At Jai Vilas in Gwalior, two of them, three and a half tonnes each, hang in the durbar hall. Jhaad is the view straight up into one: tier after tier of crystal in silver silk on midnight indigo, from a saffron lotus out to a ring of pink acanthus. Shown as a rendering. Woven to order in Jaipur.
- Materials
- Hand-spun New Zealand wool with mulberry silk accents, cotton warp
- Dimensions
- Made to order in this shape, sized to your room. Shown at 10 ft (about 3 m)
- Density
- 6 to 14 knots per inch
- Lead Time
- 6 to 10 months on the loom
- Origin
- Jaipur, Rajasthan
