نویسنده
Unknown
تاریخ انتشار
1450
محل انتشار
Ispahan (made) -
موضوع
Lotus Flowers
نوع
دیگر
زبان
نامشخص
دیجیتال
بله
نسخه خطی
خیر
ابعاد فیزیکی
Height: 34.5cm, Width: 44.3cm
کتابخانه
Victoria and Albert Museum
شناسه دارایی کتابخانه
728B-1888
شماره ثبت
728B-1888
محل کتابخانه
Middle East Section
تاریخ
1450
یادداشتها
The pattern incorporates stylised lotus flowers. This motif of Chinese origin became popular in the Middle East after the Mongol conquest of Iran in 1256â8. The design was assembled from small pieces of tile cut to shape, a technique known as tile mosaic. Each tile was glazed in one of six different colours.
Tarihsel bağlam
Tile mosaic was used extensively in Timurid architecture from the late 14th century, and well into the 16th century. Its use also continued under the Safavids (1501-1732). After the Safavid capital moved to Isfahan in 1599 (under the instigation of Shah Abbas I), there was a greater use of the speedier cuerda seca technique, because Shah Abbas was impatient to see his many building projects built. The Shaykh Lutfullah mosque in Isfahan (built 1602) employs both techniques.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Glazed earthenware cut to shape and embedded in a plaster matrix
Fiziksel açıklama
Section of a tile mosaic design, in which glazed tiles were cut to shape and assembled to form a pattern. It has a cobalt blue background with intricate floral design in various colours. A lighter blue border remains on part of the tile. Several pieces of tile have fallen out.
Üslup
Safavid
