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Curling cloud bands in gold and pale turquoise drift across a lapis ground flecked with gold, between white and pink blossoms and small rosettes.
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Bird of Paradise

Cloud Bands

No. 66 of 100 · free · 300 dpi

What you seeCurling cloud bands in gold and pale turquoise drift across a lapis ground flecked with gold, between white and pink blossoms and small rosettes.

What it meansThe ribbon-like cloud band came into Persian and Ottoman art from China in the fourteenth century and filled the skies and margins of manuscripts and carpets.

Where it worksA deep, quiet pattern for a bedroom, a study or a dining room.

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3:4 · 5400 × 7200 px6×8 · 9×12 · 12×16 · 18×24 in
4:5 · 7200 × 9000 px4×5 · 8×10 · 16×20 · 24×30 in
11:14 · 3300 × 4200 px11×14 in
A-series · 7023 × 9933 pxA5 · A4 · A3 · A2 · A1

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A single lavender and cobalt iris with a bud rises on a slender stem from sword-shaped leaves, among sparse gold scrolls within a gilded frame.IrisNo. 67
A curving stem carries a red carnation, two smaller carnations in rose and saffron and two buds, with serrated saz leaves, on a pale rose ground.CarnationsNo. 68
A cobalt vase with gold bands holds a full spray of peonies, tulips, carnations and hyacinths with curling leaves, among fine gold scrolls.Flower VaseNo. 69
A lobed ivory medallion filled with a rosette, tulips, carnations and gold scrolls sits on a madder ground, with small pendants and quarter medallions in the corners.MedallionNo. 70
A winding stem carries great serrated saz leaves, peonies, lotus, rosettes and buds across an ivory ground flecked with gold.Saz ScrollNo. 71
A small lotus on an ivory panel is framed by a wide lapis border of tulips, carnations and hyacinths along a gold stem, with roses at the corners.MarginNo. 72
Small clumps of tulips, irises, narcissus and carnations repeat across an indigo ground scattered with gold, with tiny rosettes between them.Night FieldNo. 73
Lotus flowers in rose, white and saffron rise on tall stems above round green and turquoise pads, over water drawn with fine rippling lines on a deep teal ground.Lotus LeavesNo. 74

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