Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1550
Publication Place
Turkey (made) Syria (made) -
Subject
Tiles
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Width: 73cm, Height: 75cm, Depth: 5cm, Weight: 22kg
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
908 to F-1894 and 894-1897
Record ID
908 to F-1894 and 894-1897
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1550
Notes
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 painted under the glaze Fritware Firing Glazing
Parçalar
Tile, Tile, Tile, Tile, Tile, Tile, Tile, Tile, Tile, Tile, Tile
Fiziksel açıklama
Panel of hexagonal tiles, with turquoise glazing and patterning in black depicting the representation of tiger stripes, with three large dots in the centre and further smaller ones on the points of each tile. The patterning on these tiles derive from the representation of tiger stripes (as worn in a coat by Rustam, the Iranian hero) looking like cloud bands, together with large and small spots, indicating the conventional depiction of leopard skin, but in this case they are combined with the Chinese cloud-bands in a purely ornamental way.
Üslup
Ottoman
