364B Sharrow Vale Road, Sheffield, S11 8ZP, Tel: 0114 267 8222
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364B Sharrow Vale Road, Sheffield, S11 8ZP, Tel: 0114 267 8222
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We are open Fridays & Saturdays 11-4.30

Online orders will be despatched within 48 hours.
See the latest items from our recent trip to India:
New indigo bedspreads; read our latest blog about Indigo;
Wonderful Warli paintings from central India, like these three images below - see a different world in our new Warli blog;
Malas - Tibetan prayer beads.
Art Silk Indian Kimonos in stunning fabrics, each one unique.
Follow our recent journey in India on Facebook & Instagram @silkroadgallerysheffield

Photographs from Rajasthan

Jain Temple, Jaisalmer

Haveli Courtyard, Nawalgarh

Jaisalmer Fort, Rajasthan

Blog Posts

Indigo & Madder Bedspreads

Indigo & Madder Bedspreads →

Indigo blue and madder red are two of the most traditional colours in India and our particular favourites for our printed cotton bedspreads.
Glimpse of Another World - Warli Paintings

Glimpse of Another World - Warli Paintings →

These paintings are delightful, full of life and vitality, humour, & they give a graphic insight into the preoccupations & activities and spiritual life of the Warli.
Indian Cotton Pyjamas

Indian Cotton Pyjamas →

Searching for a "Japanese" pyjama theme we find this beautiful fabric printed with the elegant birds called black necked cranes.
Rajasthan - An Exhibition of Textiles, Art & Photos

Rajasthan - An Exhibition of Textiles, Art & Photos →

A two week exhibition at the Old Chapel Gallery was an opportunity to display some of our textiles, paintings and photographs in a different context.
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Travel Blogs from India and the Himalaya

iPhone in Rajasthan - the Stepwells of Rajgarh

iPhone in Rajasthan - the Stepwells of Rajgarh →

We pass through an arched doorway and look down into a biblical scene: a mass of bamboo scaffholding fills an ancient circular well shaft.
Easter Day Snow in Ladakh

Easter Day Snow in Ladakh →

Last week they had more heavy snow - and no electricity, the wires are down and the roads over the 5000 metre passes are blocked.
Padmasambhava & Avalokiteshvara, Sani Monastery, Zanskar

Padmasambhava & Avalokiteshvara, Sani Monastery, Zanskar →

Continuing our look around Sani monastery we find statues of Maitreya, Padmasambhava & his consorts Queen Mandarava and Yeshe Tsogyal.
Journeys in Zanskar - Kanika Chorten at Sani Monastery

Journeys in Zanskar - Kanika Chorten at Sani Monastery →

The name Kanika implies the chorten is from the 2nd century Kushan era and named from the emperor Kanishka.
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Books & Videos

In 2014 Silk Road director Peter travelled across across Western Tibet. His book "Beyond Kailash - Through Western Tibet to Tsaparang" is a full colour hardback book of the journey including the pilgrimage around Mt Kailash. Various formats from £45 - see here.
Watch our Tibet video: Western Tibet & Tsaparang.

Peter's other book "Buddhist Ruins and Village Stepwells of Rajasthan" is an account of three days looking for stepwells along minor roads in Rajasthan - see the whole book here. Hardback printed copy £50; ebook version £5.99. 58 pages.
You can also watch a 6 minute video: Buddhist Ruins and Village Stepwells in Rajasthan.

Our short videos give an insight into the wonderful places in the Photographs collection. Please watch and enjoy!
Stepwells of Bundi
Ladakh & Zanskar - Landscape, Monasteries and People is a homage to our favourite part of the world & closes with Buddhist mantras from two of our Ladakhi friends.

Want to take a tour around the Silk Road Gallery shop? Click here.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqYLpOrdj6Y

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364B Sharrow Vale Road
Sheffield S11 8ZP
Tel: 0114 267 8222

Email: staff@silkroadgallery.co.uk

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