Maroon Madhubani Print Tussar Ghicha Silk Saree – Bhagalpuri Handloom
Maroon Madhubani Print Tussar Ghicha Silk Saree – Bhagalpuri Handloom
Ratri
Deep maroon, scattered with small ivory flowers, opening into a wide pallu of Madhubani print — figures in profile, fish, birds and elephants moving through flowering vine, all in muted sage, terracotta and dusty rose.
About the print
This is a screen-printed Madhubani, and the palette is what sets it apart. Most Madhubani prints go for full saturation — pillar-box red, marigold, cobalt. This one has been held back to soft greens, faded terracotta and cream, so it reads like something that has been in a family a long time rather than something new. Against deep maroon, that restraint is what makes it work.
The composition is dense: registers of figures and animals stacked one above another, each band separated by fine geometric borders, with fish and birds filling every gap. The body carries a small five-petal flower buti, widely spaced, which keeps the eye moving toward the pallu rather than competing with it.
About the fabric
Tussar Ghicha silk, handwoven in Bhagalpur. Ghicha is the yarn drawn from the outer layers of the cocoon and spun by hand — hence the slubby, uneven texture and the soft matte lustre. The maroon sits deep and slightly uneven across the slub, which is what keeps it from looking flat.
Details
- Fabric: Tussar Ghicha Silk
- Colour: Maroon with natural beige, sage and terracotta
- Print: Screen-printed Madhubani (Mithila)
- Body: Small ivory floral butis, widely spaced
- Border: Printed Madhubani band, both sides
- Pallu: Wide Madhubani panel with figures, fish, birds and elephants, closed with a plain maroon band
- Blouse piece: unstitched, 0.8 m
- Saree length: 5.5 m | Width: 1.1 m
- Care: Dry clean only. Store wrapped in cotton or muslin, refold along a different line every few months.
A note on handloom
Each piece is woven individually, so slight irregularities in the slub and small variations in how the print falls across the weave are characteristic of the craft rather than defects. Colour may vary a little from your screen.