Sujet
Makaras, Phoenixes and Flowers, 1200s. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
Makaras, Phoenixes and Flowers, 1200s. Central Asian designers drew from a wide variety of motifs, both imaginary and real. In this silk, rows of soaring phoenixes alternate with rows of makaras. Combining a fish body and tail, wings, and a dragon's head, the makara originated in India as a water creature. With the spread of Buddhism, 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 of imagination. One such example (seen in the photograph below) shows a creature, strikingly similar to the makara, spewing forth a dragon while a dog walks up its back.
Date
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Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19F92_382
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
329,6Mo (26,9Mo) / 109,4cm x 75,5cm / 12918 x 8919 (300dpi)