Cloth of Gold with Rabbit Wheels

June 30, 1225


Art and Calligraphy

Mongols 1206-1368
Cloth of Gold with Rabbit Wheels
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Cloth of Gold with Rabbit Wheels c. 1225-1250 Iran, Eastern, 2nd quarter to mid-13th century Lampas, silk and gold thread Overall: 65.5 x 23.2 cm (25 13/16 x 9 1/8 in.) John L. Severance Fund 1993.140 DESCRIPTION Cloth of Gold with Rabbit Wheels Lampas; silk and gold thread Eastern Iranian world, about 1225-1260 The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1993.140 (Cat. no. 45) The lavish amount of gold-used here for both the pattern and the background-reflects the extravagant taste of the Mongols. Known as "cloths of gold," such textiles were primarily woven for the official costumes of the Mongol court. Repeated roundels enclose four rabbits that share two pairs of ears and run in a circle. This motif, known as an animal wheel, is very ancient in Asia. Rabbits are commonly found on eastern Iranian metalwork dating from around 1200. Although the Mongol conquest of the Eastern Iranian world had taken place (1220-22), traditional silk patterns continued to be produced through the mid-1200s. CITATIONS Watt, James C. Y., Anne E. Wardwell, and Morris Rossabi. When silk was gold: Central Asian and Chinese textiles. 1997. pp. 158-159, detail reproduced in color, p. 159 Andrew, Sue. "Leaps and Bounds: Crossing Continents and Cultures." In The Three Hares: A Curiosity Worth Regarding. Tom Greeves, Sue Andrew and Chris Chapman, pp. 232-255. South Molton: Skerryvore Productions Ltd., 2016. 37, 232, 234, 240-241 EXHIBITION HISTORY When Silk Was Gold: Central Asian & Chinese Textiles from the Cleveland and Metropolitan Museums of Art. The Metropolitan Museum of Art (organizer) (March 2-May 17, 1998).
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