Publication Date
10th century / early 16th century
Publication Place
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Beryl Collection, Glasgow Museums
Subject
white paste quartz; Brought down and underglazed with white lead compound.
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الارتفاع: 8 سم؛ القطر: 42 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
BC 33.67
Record ID
object;ISL;uk;Mus04;27;ar
Library Location
Beryl Collection, Glasgow Museums
Date
10th century / early 16th century
Notes
A primitive model of an Iznik "grape leaf" painted in blue and white. Its design was modeled in the 15th century on an original Chinese model consisting of three bunches of grapes amid vine leaves. This is because the original Chinese ceramic designs were in the form of clusters and vine leaves surrounded by twelve branches of flowers, while this model contains only eleven branches of flowers. It is also important to note that the Iznik potter preferred not to imitate the frame in the basic style of the early 15th century (Ming dynasty), and instead used the style of the 14th century (Yuan dynasty). Iznik potters were able to recognize and be influenced by Chinese ceramics. This was after Sultan Selim al-Shadid (r. 917-26 / 1512-20) conquered Tabriz in Iran, Damascus in Syria, and Cairo in Egypt, where he got his hands on large quantities of Chinese porcelain and returned them to Istanbul, the Ottoman capital, between 919-922 / 1514-1517.
Sample Text
Noorah Al-Gailani, Noorah Al-Gailani "Sahafa" under Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;uk;Mus04;27;ar
