Comparative study of Hindi textile designs, with Safavid fabrics

The Safavid period in Iran, called the radiance of textile art. In this period, migration of Persian artists and craftsmen to the court of India had a huge impact on the textiles and handicrafts. Comparison of Gorkanid Indians motifs and designs in fabrics and textiles with Safavid Iranian art, suggests that, Hindi weavers have created works under the influence of art in Iran that distinguish them from each other as hard as possible. This affection is quite obvious in the textile fabric designs and methods of weaving silk, brocade, scarf, patchwork and velvet. In this research has been done the Identification a number of Hindi fabrics and reviewing and comparing their designs and textile patterns in the Gorkanid period with the textiles of Safavid period. Gorkanid dynasty was under patron of Safavid kingdom. During that time, Persian art affected on language, architecture, fabric weaving and handicrafts of India. Persian weavers not only employed in Indian workshops to educate local weavers but also supervised fabric production.The purposes of this review are:-To study the common fabrics produced in Iran and India in Gorkanid era-To identify the similarities between motifs and designsThe research methods in this review are historical, descriptive and comparative and required information and documents obtained through library research. This study shows that the structure of designs can be categorized as; medallion- Mihrab- all over design- Moharramat and lattice. Also different motifs can be seen in the fabrics including: decorative, animals, botanical, geometrical and figurative designs.