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ID: 300375586
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300375586

 

Record Type: concept
hayat agaci (motif) (tree of life (general motif), plant-derived motifs, ... Design Elements (hierarchy name))

 

Note: Motif representing a stylized tree that developed in kilim rug designs, but is also incorporated in other textile designs, mosaics, and other art, particularly in Asia Minor, Armenia, and the Middle East. It is characterized by a symmetrical vertical many-branched stalk or a Y-shaped design having a trunk and two parallel vertical branches. It is a symbol of immortality, symbolically evoking the cypress tree that has durable wood and was believed immortal. Rugs employing this design are often hung upside down, so the roots of the tree are in heaven; the imagery is inspired by passages in the Koran.
 
Terms:
hayat agaci (motif) (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,U)
hayat agaci (motief) (Dutch-P,D,U,U)
tree of life (motif, hayat agaci) (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
life tree (motif, hayat agaci) (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
tree of paradise (hayat agaci) (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
生命之樹 (紋飾) (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
shēng mìng zhī shù (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
sheng ming zhi shu (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
sheng ming chih shu (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
hayat ağacı (motif) (C,U,Turkish (transliterated),UF,U,U)

Facet/Hierarchy Code:  D.DG

Hierarchical Position:

Hierarchy of Physical Attributes Facet
Physical Attributes Facet
Hierarchy of Design Elements (hierarchy name)
.... Design Elements (hierarchy name) (G)
Hierarchy of design elements (attributes)
........ design elements (attributes) (G)
Hierarchy of motifs
............ motifs (G)
Hierarchy of plant-derived motifs
................ plant-derived motifs (G)
Hierarchy of tree of life (general motif)
.................... tree of life (general motif) (G,U)
Hierarchy of hayat agaci (motif)
........................ hayat agaci (motif) (G,U)

Additional Notes:
Chinese (traditional) ..... 基里姆編織地毯設計中發展出的一種風格化樹木紋飾,也被用於其他織品的圖案設計、鑲嵌工藝、其他的藝術品,尤其可見於小亞細亞、亞美尼亞以及中東地區。其特色為呈對稱、縱長且多分支的莖枝,或是由一樹幹與兩根平行垂直樹枝所組成的Y形設計。此紋飾象徵著永生,柏樹因其堅硬耐久的木質且被認為可永垂不朽而引發此象徵聯想。使用此種設計的繡毯,通常會上下顛倒懸掛,使樹根在天上。這種圖像的靈感來自於可蘭經的經文。 
Dutch ..... Motief dat een gestileerde boom voorstelt en dat ontstond in de ontwerpen van kelims, hoewel het ook wordt verwerkt in andere textielontwerpen, mozaïeken en andere kunstvormen, voornamelijk in Klein-Azië, Armenië en het Midden-Oosten. Het wordt gekenmerkt door een symmetrische verticale wijdvertakte stengel of een Y-vorm met een stam en twee evenwijdige verticale takken. Het is een symbool van onsterfelijkheid, omdat het doet denken aan de cipressenboom die duurzaam hout heeft en onsterfelijk zou zijn. Tapijten met dit ontwerp worden vaak ondersteboven opgehangen, zodat de wortels van de boom zich in de hemel bevinden; de beeldtaal is geïnspireerd door passages uit de Koran. 

Sources and Contributors:
生命之樹 (紋飾)............  [AS-Academia Sinica Preferred]
....................  AS-Academia Sinica data (2014-)
hayat ağacı (motif)............  [Suzzallo-UW, VP]
...................................  Hull, Kilim: Complete Guide (1993)
...................................  Kilim: Catalogue No.1 (1988) plate [23-24]
hayat agaci (motif)............  [RKD, AAT-Ned Preferred, VP Preferred]
...................................  AAT-Ned (1994-)
...................................  Christie's Online (2001-)
...................................  Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Islamic art," accessed 2 August 2011
...................................  Glassie, Turkish Traditional Art Today (1993) 874
...................................  Hull, Kilim: Complete Guide (1993) 72
...................................  Sotheby's Online (2001-)
life tree (motif, hayat agaci)............  [VP]
.....................................................  Glassie, Turkish Traditional Art Today (1993) 874
sheng ming chih shu............  [AS-Academia Sinica]
...................................  AS-Academia Sinica data (2014-)
sheng ming zhi shu............  [AS-Academia Sinica]
...................................  AS-Academia Sinica data (2014-)
shēng mìng zhī shù............  [AS-Academia Sinica]
...................................  AS-Academia Sinica data (2014-)
tree of life (motif, hayat agaci)............  [Suzzallo-UW Preferred, VP]
........................................................  Stone, Oriental Rug Lexicon (1997) 227
........................................................  Stone, Tribal and Village Rugs (2007) 100-101 (B1-4)
tree of paradise (hayat agaci)............  [VP]
.....................................................  Grove Art Online (2008-) "Islamic art," accessed 2 August 2011
 
Subject: .....  [AS-Academia Sinica, RKD, AAT-Ned, Suzzallo-UW, VP]
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
.......... Christie's Online (2001-)
.......... Grove Art Online (2008-)
.......... Stone, Oriental Rug Lexicon (1997) 227
Chinese (traditional) .......... [AS-Academia Sinica]
.......... AS-Academia Sinica data (2014-)
Dutch .......... [RKD, AAT-Ned]
.......... AAT-Ned (1994-)

 

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