Hermès Torana 90

Designer: Hermès
Pattern: Torana
Color: Gray / Blue
Size: 90cm
Material: 100% Silk
Artist: Annie Faivre
First Issued: Original Motif 1987
Condition: In overall very good condition. Three areas of discoloration, unraveling of rolled edge, bleached area in top center green square shown in last photos.
Includes: Just the scarf, but will always include signature Abigail Goodman gift wrap

From The H ermès Spring-Summer 1987 Seasonal Scarf Booklet: The ancient "stupa*, a funeral monument which became a Buddhist symbol, was a simple mound of stones. Later, it was adorned with porticoes (torana). The design of this scarf is broadly drawn from the great "stupa* of Sanci (Maurya dynasty. 324 B.C. 187 A.D.). The carvings and bas-reliefs depict elephants, horses, lions, peacocks, lotus flowers and, in the center, the wheel of the law. In a flight of fancy, the artist introduced the Hindu religion by depicting Ganesha, the elephant-headed god of abundance and joy. The lower part of the scarf shows the famous sculpture chosen, in 1947, as the symbol of the Indian republic. i.e. the four lions of the capital of Ashoka (third century B.C.).