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The paper aims to understand how Chinese visual models were integrated into and transformed within Timurid art.

March 2, 2026European Journal of ArtsOpen Access

Visual Transfers Across Asia: Chinese Motifs and the Synthesis of Timurid Ornamentation

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The paper aims to understand how Chinese visual models were integrated into and transformed within Timurid art.
Analyzing artistic exchanges along the Silk Road during the fifteenth century.
Focusing on major cultural centers like Herat and Samarkand.
Examining two specific media where these interactions are evident.
Chinese motifs were incorporated into Timurid ornamentation.
This integration led to a redefinition of local artistic traditions.
Influences seen in both architecture and decorative arts.

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Examines how Chinese artistic models influenced Timurid art in Herat and Samarkand through cultural exchanges.

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This paper examines how visual models of Chinese origin entered the Timurid artistic system through fifteenth-century Silk Road exchanges and how they were subsequently redefined within the local artistic tradition. The scope centers on the major cultural centers of Herat and Samarkand, focusing on two media where t

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Shakhlo Bakhrieva (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a52e34f1e85e5c73bf1b2c https://doi.org/10.29013/eja-26-1-97-101

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Examines how Chinese artistic models influenced Timurid art in Herat and Samarkand through cultural exchanges.

Visual Transfers Across Asia: Chinese Motifs and the Synthesis of Timurid Ornamentation

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Visual Transfers Across Asia: Chinese Motifs and the Synthesis of Timurid Ornamentation

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