Tracing the Paisley and the Honeysuckle Motifs as the Imprints of Cultural Exchanges from East Asia through West Asia to Europe
The origin of the highly artistic and artfully designed motif of Paisley bearing the air of old oriental mystery has been long puzzling the academia of art history.The patterned Paisley,comparable in the lined outline and details as well as the origin of the plant in decoration to the gold jewelry in the tomb of Princess Lihe of the late Eastern-Wei dynasty in the history of China,is earlier traced to the Byzantine period from the late 6th century to early 7th century.The Byzantine Paisley with strings of beads in pairs outlining either side of the main body to form the sense of its being blessed and protected is inspired in style by the traditional ornaments of West Asia,especially the wing pattern of Persia in the 6th century.The Early Paisley is usually associated with the Chinese honeysuckle in motif,yet the former's dynamic shape of the twisting water-drop derives from the latter in the vivid expression of the aesthetic pursuit and artistic trend of the Southern and the Northern Dynasties in the history of China.
Paisley patternthe Silk Road7th centurySassanian Persiathe Tomb of Princess Linhe
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