Tapis - Tibet (1880-1920)

Thick wool rug woven and hand-knotted in Tibet, entirely decorated with Buddhist symbols, in a Lishui (beautiful primordial waters) setting with a bat at each corner and pomegranate branches surrounding a lotus flower. \n\nThe bat, with its longevity, is for the Chinese a symbol of happiness and prosperity, the pomegranate is the fruit that Buddha would have given to the demoness Hariti, a child eater, to transform her into a devoted mother, the lotus flower is the spiritual awakening of rising

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