Some plaques are carved with dragons, phoenixes and flowers, some are even inlaid with pearls and jade. |
The upper part of the belly is covered with plant motifs and six circular medallions with phoenixes. |
Manservants of the Warlord dressed in bright red, the color of life, carried a scarlet sedan chair draped in crimson silk and embroidered with designs of phoenixes. |
The underside decoration includes typical motifs, such as phoenixes in flight and peonies, peculiar to Mamluk metalwork, revealing the influence of Far Eastern naturalism tempered by its Iranian background. |
In the south of the country, Leipzig and Dresden have emerged like phoenixes since the fall of the Wall. |
The material would make the building look grander, and this grandeur would make the phoenixes look even rougher and more realistic. |