Rug

Shiraz, Persia

1890 - 1910

  • Titles Rug (Descriptive)
  • Medium wool
  • Dimensions 71 x 55 in. (180.3 x 139.7 cm)
  • Credit Line Bequest of Coleman Cooper, Palm Beach, Florida, 1986.580
  • Work Type rug
  • Classification Rugs

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Incense burner with a hollow dragon ascending from the well, its open mouth allowing incense smoke to escape.
Landscape, Liang Youwei, ink and color on silk
This stout standing figure retains trases of green and white paint. His legs splayed sighlyt to support his stocky aspect, his arms are bent at the elbows with the proper right hand resting on top of the the left fist. His trousers and sleeves are flared in a dynamic movement. His upstanding hairstyle is typical of fierce, protective figures and a small coiled snake rests between his locks. His head is turned to the proper left. He wears a cloud colar and high boots.
Bowl, Afghanistan, glazed low-fire ceramic