{"product_id":"carpet-with-dragon-and-phoenix-1","title":"Carpet with Dragon and Phoenix","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 15th-century carpet in the Museum of Islamic Art - Berlin, showing the battle of the dragon and the phoenix, is one of the most crucial animal carpets of the early Ottoman period that have become known to the present day. Two highly stylized animals, a dragon, and a phoenix, fight against a yellow background within two octagonal spaces. The phoenix is swooping down onto the dragon from above. The image is more apparent in the lower octagonal casing than in the upper. The outer border is composed of semi-palmette tendrils framed on both sides by an edging of little rosettes. The original border appears missing on both the left and right sides. It is possible that the carpet was originally more expansive in shape, featuring a more significant number of octagonal compartments. This would make it more akin to the animal carpets reproduced in paintings. The dragon and phoenix motif, which originated in China – where yellow was considered to be the color of the sovereign – was introduced into Islamic art in the AH 7th \/ AD 13th century with the arrival of the Mongols, as is demonstrated by its ubiquitous presence on several works of art, made in a variety of materials.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColor summary:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 colors of total;\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTawny Olive \u003c\/strong\u003e 538 (Dyer’s Weed - Madder Root)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eImperial Red \u003c\/strong\u003e 415 (Madder Root) \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDark Brown \u003c\/strong\u003e 316 (No Dye - Sheep’s Own Color) \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGunmetal Blue \u003c\/strong\u003e 409 (Indigo)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNatural Wool Color \u003c\/strong\u003e 320 (Specially Washed)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more information about our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.araratrugs.com\/colors\/\"\u003eColors\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ararat Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51737975161128,"sku":"ART00714","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0956\/7780\/8936\/files\/id_ART00714_V.jpg?v=1776849224","url":"https:\/\/www.araratrugs.com\/products\/carpet-with-dragon-and-phoenix-1","provider":"Ararat Rugs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}