Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to search out impact of flora and fauna on Mughal
period’s textiles and their implementation on contemporary textile designs of
Pakistan. Textile designs of Mughal’s period portray socio-cultural role to know
about the design trends of that era: through richly embellished decorative arts
applied in their courts, official audience halls and throne rooms. It is observed
that unusual natural and stylized designs of flora and fauna with a variety of
different kinds of vegetative motives and birds are used by the Pakistani textile
designers of 21st century. The purpose of this study is to search out the stimulating
and exclusive traditional influences of Mughal’s flora and fauna design trends on
the contemporary textile designs of Pakistan. Implementation of lotus, lily, tulip,
narcissus, iris, carnation, sun-flower, chrysanthemum, zinnia, dahlia, hibiscus,
jasmine, rose, poppy and morning glory in pure white, pale, orange and red
colours catches attention in thick green vegetation, full bloom flowers and birds
all will be discussed in present research. The study will not only explore that how
the cultural traditional designs become an integral part of contemporary designs
of Pakistani textile but also its importance, demand and trends involved.
Samina Nasim. (2019) Mughal’s Flora and Fauna: Implementation of Cultural Designs on Modern Textiles of Pakistan, Journal of the Research Society of Pakistan, Volume 56, Issue 2.
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