Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1420
Publication Place
Damascus (made) -
Subject
Bird
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Not measured length: 17.7cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
468-1897
Record ID
468-1897
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1420
Notes
This Mamluk tilereflects the growing impact of two colour Chinese ceramics of the Yuan and Ming dynasties imported into the Middle East. It is painted in black on a white ground and then glazed; the glaze has been tinted with a turquoise pigment.. Although not typical, similar tiles survive in situ covering the walls in the mosque and tomb of the Mamluk digiatary Ghars al-Din Khalil al-Tawrizi (d. 1430) in Damascus, begun in 1423. They are sometimes interspersed with plain turquoise tiles. This examples shows a strong Islamic taste in the design.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Fritware, underglaze painted in black, glazed Fritware Painting
Fiziksel açıklama
Tile, fritware, hexagonal, painted in black with a strutting heron-like bird or stork surrounded by four swaying tendril-like leaves, covered with a pale green-turquoise-tinted glaze.
Üslup
Mamluk
