Detail View: The AMICA Library: Makaras, Phoenixes and Flowers
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1991.5
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AMICA Library Year:
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1998
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Object Type:
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Textiles
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Creator Name:
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Unknown
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Creator Nationality:
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Asian; Central Asian
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Central Asia or Daidu, 13th century
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Title:
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Makaras, Phoenixes and Flowers
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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13th century
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Creation Start Date:
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1200
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Creation End Date:
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1299
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Materials and Techniques:
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lampas, silk and gold thread
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Dimensions:
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Overall: 51.3cm x 75.6cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1991.5
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Credit Line:
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Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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Rights:
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Context:
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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.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.1991.5.tif
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