Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1550
Publication Place
Damascus (made) -
Subject
Ceramics Tiles
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Conversion diameter: 28.6cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
478-1900
Record ID
478-1900
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1550
Notes
The so-called chintamani design is one of the most recognisable Ottoman decorative motifs. The motif comprised of paired wavy lines or tiger stripes is based on the depiction of the tiger skin coat worn by the Iranian hero Rustam, while the three balls motif may have had apotropaic associations among Turkic peoples, warding off evil by reflecting it back at the perpetrator. Tiles of this Central Asian design were used in the decoration of various private apartments in the Topkapi Saray (Istanbul), including those known as the Hirka-i Saadet and the library of Ahmed I, and were later copied by Syrian potters in the 16th century. The motif is also frequently found on textiles..
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Fritware, polychrome underglaze painted, glazed Fritware Painting
Fiziksel açıklama
Tile, fritware, hexagonal, painted in underglaze blue, black, sage green and turquoise, with a design of a cluster of dots known as chintamani and tiger stripes.
Üslup
Ottoman
