#motif

"This motif makes a lovely wheat stalk just begging to adorn your next fall project. It lends itself so well to blankets, accent pillows, shawl designs, hats, sweaters, socks, and the single stalk can even be used to create an autumn wristlet design."

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Abraxas : Via Talon

On the Heavenly Palace decorative patterns found in the Mogao Caves at Dunhuang from the late Northern dynasties are images with cryptic patterns, including Buddha's head, the Taotie beast, deer, animals copulating, three hares with conjoined ears, and also writings. This type of decorative pattern is cryptic and difficult to understand and may be closely related to the history of the popular Eastern iconology and divination philosophy from the Han and Wei dynasties and Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou's suppression of Buddhism. They are important references for studying the related history of this period.