Publication Date
Second half of the sixteenth century
Publication Place
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Austrian Museum of Applied Arts MAK
Subject
Quartz paste porcelain, decoration: underglaze painting using what is known as the red tomato technique
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
Ke 4889
Record ID
object;EPM;at;Mus21;15;ar
Library Location
Austrian Museum of Applied Arts MAK
Date
Second half of the sixteenth century
Notes
Grape motifs/themes - symbolizing wealth - can be found in the late Ming period as decoration on porcelain bowls, which were also exported to the Ottoman court. Like many other shapes, it was copied and modified in Iznik ceramics, mostly by the usual “red tomato” method.
Sample Text
“Bowl” within Discover the collections of Islamic art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;at;Mus21;15;ar
