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A winding stem carries great serrated saz leaves, peonies, lotus, rosettes and buds across an ivory ground flecked with gold.
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Bird of Paradise

Saz Scroll

No. 71 of 100 · free · 300 dpi

What you seeA winding stem carries great serrated saz leaves, peonies, lotus, rosettes and buds across an ivory ground flecked with gold.

What it meansIn the Ottoman saz style long, curling leaves sweep through and around large composite flowers, a manner first drawn in the court studio in Istanbul in the sixteenth century.

Where it worksA bold, flowing piece for a living room, a stairwell or a large wall.

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All 100 prints
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
A single open rose with a bud on a thorny stem with serrated leaves, among sparse gold scrolls within a gilded frame.RoseNo. 75
A branch hangs with ripe pomegranates, one split open to show its seeds, and red buds among narrow leaves, on a pale saffron ground with gold scrolls.PomegranateNo. 76
A panel of white tiles patterned with tulips, carnations and saz leaves in red, cobalt, turquoise and green, joined at the corners into rosettes, within a cobalt border of small blossoms.Iznik TileNo. 77
A small brown bird sings from a rose bush full of open roses and buds under a gold moon, on an aubergine ground with gold scrolls.Rose and NightingaleNo. 78
Rows of small arched niches on a madder wall each hold a vase, ewer, bottle or bowl, most with a few tulips, carnations or hyacinths.Wall NichesNo. 79

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