Makaras, Phoenixes and Flowers

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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AMICO~1~1

The AMICA Library

Collection

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AMICA ID:

CMA_.1991.5

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CMA_.1991.5

AMICA ID

false

AMICA Library Year:

1998

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1998

AMICA Library Year

false

Object Type:

Textiles

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Textiles

Object Type

false

Creator Name:

Unknown

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Unknown

Creator Name

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Creator Nationality:

Asian; Central Asian

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Asian; Central Asian

Creator Nationality

false

Creator Name-CRT:

Central Asia or Daidu, 13th century

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Central Asia or Daidu, 13th century

Creator Name-CRT

false

Title:

Makaras, Phoenixes and Flowers

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Makaras, Phoenixes and Flowers

Title

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Title Type:

Primary

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Primary

Title Type

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View:

Full View

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Full View

View

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Creation Date:

13th century

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13th century

Creation Date

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Creation Start Date:

1200

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1200

Creation Start Date

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Creation End Date:

1299

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1299

Creation End Date

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Materials and Techniques:

lampas, silk and gold thread

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lampas, silk and gold thread

Materials and Techniques

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Dimensions:

Overall: 51.3cm x 75.6cm

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Overall: 51.3cm x 75.6cm

Dimensions

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AMICA Contributor:

The Cleveland Museum of Art

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The Cleveland Museum of Art

AMICA Contributor

false

Owner Location:

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Owner Location

false

ID Number:

1991.5

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1991.5

ID Number

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Credit Line:

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund

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Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund

Credit Line

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Rights:

http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html

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<a href="http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html"target="_new">http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html</a>

Rights

false

Context:

Makaras, Phoenixes, and FlowersLampas; silk and gold threadCentral Asia or Daidu, 1200s, Mongol Period (1207-1368)The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1991.5,a,b(Cat. no. 41)Central Asian designers drew from a wide variety of motifs, both imaginaryand real. In this silk, rows of soaring phoenixes alternate with rows ofmakaras. Combining a fish body and tail, wings, and a dragon's head, themakara originated in India as a water creature. With the spread ofBuddhism, the motif migrated into the art of Central Asia and, from there,into the art of northern China.In Italy, exotic Central Asian patterns such as this inspired flights ofimagination. One such example (seen in the photograph below) shows acreature, strikingly similar to the makara, spewing forth a dragon while adog walks up its back.

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Makaras, Phoenixes, and FlowersLampas; silk and gold threadCentral Asia or Daidu, 1200s, Mongol Period (1207-1368)The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1991.5,a,b(Cat. no. 41)Central Asian designers drew from a wide variety of motifs, both imaginaryand real. In this silk, rows of soaring phoenixes alternate with rows ofmakaras. Combining a fish body and tail, wings, and a dragon's head, themakara originated in India as a water creature. With the spread ofBuddhism, the motif migrated into the art of Central Asia and, from there,into the art of northern China.In Italy, exotic Central Asian patterns such as this inspired flights ofimagination. One such example (seen in the photograph below) shows acreature, strikingly similar to the makara, spewing forth a dragon while adog walks up its back.

Context

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