المؤلف
Unknown
تاريخ النشر
1560
مكان النشر
Iznik (made) -
الموضوع
Tiles Ceramics
النوع
أخرى
اللغة
غير محدد
رقمي
نعم
مخطوط
لا
الأبعاد الفيزيائية
Width: 30cm, Height: 17cm
المكتبة
Victoria and Albert Museum
معرف أصل المكتبة
425-1900
رقم السجل
425-1900
موقع المكتبة
Middle East Section
التاريخ
1560
ملاحظات
Pairs of wavy lines and groups of three large dots represent the pelts of the striped tiger and spotted leopard. In the Islamic world, the designs acquired powerful associations. The Iranian hero Rustam, for example, is usually depicted wearing a tiger-skin coat. By 1500, these designs were popular on Ottoman Turkish textiles, and were often combined. They soon appeared in other media, such as tilework. The triple-dot design has been confused with the Buddhist 'precious jewel' motif (Sanskrit cintamani ), which is sometimes shown in groups of three. But there is no connection.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Fritware, polychrome underglaze painted, glazed Fritware Glazing Firing
Fiziksel açıklama
Rectangular blue tile with design of wavy lines and large white dots with pale blue and red 'eyes' set at one edge of each. When placed against another tile, the large white dots form a group of three. The design on this tile depicts the lines depicting representation of tiger stripes, and the spots relate to the conventional depiction of leopard skin, but here they are combined with the Chinese-style cloud bands in a purely ornamental arrangement.
Üslup
Ottoman
