المؤلف
Unknown (made)
تاريخ النشر
1510
مكان النشر
Iznik (made) -
الموضوع
Arabesques Clouds
النوع
أخرى
اللغة
غير محدد
رقمي
نعم
مخطوط
لا
الأبعاد الفيزيائية
Diameter: 44.5cm
المكتبة
Victoria and Albert Museum
معرف أصل المكتبة
986-1884
رقم السجل
986-1884
موقع المكتبة
Middle East Section
التاريخ
1510
ملاحظات
The slender, looped motifs at the centre of the decoration on this dish are derived from depictions of clouds in Chinese art. These features are typical of pottery made in Iznik in the early 16th century. The broad white band may once have been gilded. The small town of Iznik in north-west Anatolia has given its name to some of the most accomplished ceramics produced in the Islamic Middle East. In the mid 15th century, potters there specialised in modest earthenware imitations of Chinese blue-and-white porcelain. But in the 1460s or 1470s, under the patronage of Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror, they began to manufacture bowls, dishes and other pieces of fritware that were elegant in shape and decoration. These wares were often very large. At first, the decoration of this new ware was also blue and white. The designs, however, were based on the highly stylised plant forms, knots and other patterns favoured by the Ottoman court. By the 1520s the connection with the court had weakened, and the potters were working mainly for the market. They expanded the range of colours and introduced new patterns from a wide range of sources.
İlişki
Paris International Exhibition, 1878 Gaston De Saint-Maurice
Tarihsel bağlam
This dish comes from a phase when Ottoman potters were beginning to define their own independent aesthetic. The decorative motifs, which include scrolling arabesque stems and sinuous cloud motifs, are a distinctive combination of traditional Islamic (then called Rumi ) and Chinese ( Hatayi ) styles, so this style has been dubbed Rumi-Hatayi . The broad white band in the dish's cavetto may once have been gilded.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Fritware, underglaze painted in cobalt blue, glazed Fritware Underglaze
Fiziksel açıklama
Blue and white dish with arabesque motifs, the inner cavetto left white, the outer cavetto with cartouches.
Üslup
Iznik Ottoman