cloud knot
decorative arts
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The cloud knot is a decorative motif originating in China, with a continuous history dating back to at least the Han dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE). It was a feature in Persian court carpets during the reign of Shāh ʿAbbās and continued to be used until the late 18th century. This stylized cloud form, along with the cloud band, also moved from Syrian textile design into Asia Minor with the Ottoman Turkish conquest in the 15th century, becoming a characteristic element in Turkish carpets of the 16th and 17th centuries.12
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