Brocade with Soaring Phoenixes among Clouds
Cleveland Museum of Art

Brocade with Soaring Phoenixes among Clouds

1100s–1200s

Silk and gold thread; tabby, brocaded
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

Textiles like this, which were probably exported from China to Iran, helped transmit the phoenix motif into Ilkhanid decorative arts.

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