Kanchipuram Silk Saree - Blush Pink with Gold Zari Peacock Medallion & Floral Buttas & Broad Deep Plum Purple Gold Zari Peacock Border

A saree of ethereal femininity and classical Kanchipuram grandeur — woven in luminous blush pink pure silk with scattered alternating gold zari buttas in two distinct forms across the entire body. The first butta is a magnificent gold zari peacock-in-medallion — a large circular frame of dense gold zari scrolling leaf and petal border enclosing a peacock in full display with fanned tail, rendered in extraordinary detail with individually delineated feathers in antique gold zari. The second butta is a gold zari circular floral medallion — a large concentric bloom of radiating petals and fine dot-fill detailing, also in antique gold zari. The two buttas alternate in a classic Kanchipuram diagonal repeat across the blush pink silk ground, creating a lively, rhythmic pattern of great refinement.

The close-up detail reveals the true mastery of the peacock-in-medallion butta — the peacock’s body is filled with a dense spiral feather weave in antique gold zari, its tail feathers rendered as sweeping concentric arcs, and the surrounding medallion frame is composed of dense scrolling leaf and trefoil clusters in fine gold zari — a butta of extraordinary complexity and beauty.

The saree is anchored by a broad deep plum purple border of extraordinary craftsmanship, composed of three distinct gold zari bands. The top and bottom bands feature a dense gold zari peacock frieze — a continuous row of large peacocks in full display, each bird rendered in dense antique gold zari against the deep plum ground, separated by fine gold zari column dividers. The wide central band is a plain deep plum silk expanse that provides a dramatic, unadorned contrast to the dense gold zari peacock friezes above and below. The border is finished with a narrow crimson red silk selvedge — a classic Kanchipuram korvai colour accent that grounds the entire composition with a flash of deep red.

• Body: Blush pink pure silk with scattered alternating gold zari peacock-in-medallion buttas and gold zari circular floral medallion buttas in diagonal repeat
• Peacock butta: Large circular medallion frame enclosing peacock in full display with spiral feather weave and scrolling leaf trefoil border
• Floral butta: Large concentric radiating petal bloom with fine dot-fill in antique gold zari
• Border: Broad deep plum purple — three-band: dense gold zari peacock frieze (top and bottom), plain plum silk centre
• Selvedge: Narrow crimson red silk — korvai construction
• Zari: Antique gold zari
• Construction: Korvai (border and selvedge woven separately and interlocked)
• Fabric: 100% pure Kanchipuram silk
• Occasion: Weddings, bridal trousseau, Navarathri, receptions, temple ceremonies, auspicious celebrations, heirloom gifting