Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1560
Publication Place
Iznik (made) Turkey (made) -
Subject
Ceramics
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Diameter: 30.5cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
C.2007-1910
Record ID
C.2007-1910
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1560
Notes
Iznik painters tamed the vertical growth of their foliage by breaking the stems and twisting them to fit the circle of the dish. The poignant effect, full of motion, was that of a garden in the throes of a storm. The cypress tree first appears in Ottoman wall-painting of the 15th century and its first use in Iznik pottery is from the 1520s. Frequently, the cypress tree appears in the centre of formal symmetrical decorative scheme, but here the painter has ignored conventions and created a more dynamic asymmetrical design.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Fritware, polychrome underglaze painted, glazed Fritware Painting
Fiziksel açıklama
Dish, fritware, with flanged rim, covered in slip, painted in red, cobalt, green and black, with a central cypress tree flanked by a swaying saz leaf sprays, tulips, roses and other flowers, the rim with a narrow border of cable pattern, the underside with tulips in pairs alternating with rosettes, under a clear glaze.
Üslup
Ottoman Iznik
