Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1575
Publication Place
Iznik (made) -
Subject
Lotus Flowers
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Diameter: 30.9cm, Height: 5.3cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
314-1867
Record ID
314-1867
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1575
Notes
This piece was probably made in Iznik, north-west Anatolia. By the 1530s, small sprays of tulips and other recognisable flowers were a common motif on Izkik ceramics. But from the 1550s these were replaced by compositions on a larger scale, as seen on this plate with its lotus bouquet motif. The Ottoman court renewed its patronage of ceramics made in Iznik, north-west Anatolia, during the construction of the Süleymaniye mosque in Istanbul in 1550-1557. The first Iznik tiles were produced and potters added a bright red to the range of colours painted under the glaze. This was achieved with a slip (liquid clay) made from a special clay. In the following decades, tiles of high quality were decorated in red, green and tones of blue on a white ground. Dishes, bottles and other vessels had similar decoration on white or coloured grounds.
Tarihsel bağlam
This plate features a composition ultimately derived from a fifteenth-century Chinese prototype, the 'lotus bouquet'. The Iznik potter has put his own stamp on the design, however, making it much bolder and adding touches of green and red to enliven the mostly monochrome design. The result is a much more dynamic composition.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Fritware, polychrome underglaze painted, glazed Fritware Underglazing
Fiziksel açıklama
White dish with 'lotus bouquet' composition. Mostly executed in dark blue, with touches of green in the central lotus and red in the motifs surrounding the central area.
Üslup
Iznik Ottoman
