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The ceilings of sacred spaces throughout India were carved or painted with concentric circular lotus patterns; many also included textile canopies with the same designs. This exceptionally large example was woven in one complete section on a single loom. In India, the full-blown lotus flower bears solar connotations. It projects the radiance of a sacred or royal presence below. The motif of a dragon bearing down on a winged lion in each of the four corners indicates the designer’s recognition of a motif popular across Islamic Asia, from Turkey to Iran and Mughal India.
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164627
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Lotus-blossom petal canopy
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164627
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Lotus-blossom petal canopy
description
The ceilings of sacred spaces throughout India were carved or painted with concentric circular lotus patterns; many also included textile canopies with the same designs. This exceptionally large example was woven in one complete section on a single loom. In India, the full-blown lotus flower bears solar connotations. It projects the radiance of a sacred or royal presence below. The motif of a dragon bearing down on a winged lion in each of the four corners indicates the designer’s recognition of a motif popular across Islamic Asia, from Turkey to Iran and Mughal India.
date
c. 1600
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q79992408
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Textile
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1
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Overall: 186.7 x 175.7 cm (73 1/2 x 69 3/16 in.); Mounted: 191.8 x 203.2 cm (75 1/2 x 80 in.)
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Northern India
accession
2006.136
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tec
silk: lampas
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Lotus-blossom petal canopy, c. 1600. Northern India. Silk: lampas; overall: 186.7 x 175.7 cm (73 1/2 x 69 3/16 in.); mounted: 191.8 x 203.2 cm (75 1/2 x 80 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2006.136
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T - Islamic
citations
citation
Mackie, Louise W. <em>Symbols of Power: Luxury Textiles from Islamic Lands, 7th-21st Century</em>. Cleveland; New Haven: Cleveland Museum of Art; Yale University Press, 2015.
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Reproduced: P.6, fig. 10.4
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Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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2026-05-29 08:32:01.924000
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164627
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Textiles
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T - Islamic
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silk: lampas
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