Mukhra/Tukra/Chakradar In Tintal & Rupaktal - Jan Haag

Single strand Persian wool; double strand Appleton wool; lace wool, partly Kashmir; silk yarn; rayon yarn; cotton and viscose yarn; cotton, silver and gold thread on 18 mesh canvas. Continental stitch in all four directions. Approximately 154,548 stitches Dimensions: 18 x 26 ½ in. In North Indian Classical music, a Mukhra is a short introductory piece on the tabla, ending in a tihai. A tihai is a compositional ending element repeated three times. A Tukra, which also ends with a tihai, is played later in a performance. A Chakradar can be similar to either of these compositions and the whole of the composition is repeated three times.Using repetition and variation, which is also basic to needlepointing, this work explores musical "color" and patterns as well as light, shadow, and transparency. This piece has a depth of field and three dimensional quality, perhaps unique in needlepoint compositions.The complexity of this piece is astonishing. Note, for example, the camels walking on a bo