Oriental Rugs Dictionary
Sacred Mountain Motif
The sacred mountain motif is a decorative element found in Chinese carpets, symbolizing stability, immortality, and a connection between earth and heaven. Often depicted as stylized peaks or layered mountain forms, this motif reflects traditional Chinese cosmology and is commonly incorporated into symbolic landscape designs. This is a motif common in Chinese rugs consisting of several tiers of mountains above clouds, and these in turn, above a rainbow border. Waves may be shown cresting the mountains. This motif extends all the way across both the bottom and top. The motif is called Shoushan Fuhai.
