La Route de la Soie - The Silk Road (2015) Painting by Elen Ture

Genuine Fresco for sale on canvas. To stretch and stick on the wall. Possibility on chassis to see according to the delivery address. See the video for more detail of the large format painting. 2000 years before our era, a journey in the history of the first trade route of the world which crosses several countries, starting from the right of Xi'an capital of China (7th to 10th century). In the center: Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, ... Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey on the left. A surrealist drawing connecting the 16,000 kilometers distance between Asia and the East: On the right, on the Chinese wall, the making of silkworm cocoons (Bombyx mori, mulberry). The Big Wild Goose Pagoda and the Big Buddha. Next to the white butterfly, a copy of the Fresco “The bodhisattva Avalokitesvara” painted from the 9th century. On the left, the cat Van, musician and dancer in an oriental setting with the protective eye on the turquoise earthenware. The painted decorations are inspired by time and place, carpets from Iran and China, mosaic from Uzbekistan, Jade objects, fabrics ... The various sites and monuments that accompany this path, the Buddhist monasteries, the caves of oasis of Dunhuang, the cave of Mogao, the mountain Danxia, the desert Mo jia ya, the desert of Taklamakan, the Kashgar, ... until the Caravanserai, Byzantium. Then the sea, for a maritime trade, much later. An international culture, material, religious and scientific exchanges between such diverse peoples coming from Byzantium, Arabia, Persia, Central Asia, Tibet, India, ... A lovely journey out of time.

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La Route De La Soie PeintureFresque OrientaleThe Silk Road PaintingGrand Décor OrientalElenture