Basım Tarihi
1785
Basım Yeri
Syria (made) Damascus (made) -
Konu
Woodwork Architecture
Tür
Diğer
Dil
Belirlenmemiş dil
Dijital
Evet
Yazma
Hayır
Fiziksel Boyutlar
Height: 224cm, Width: 38cm, Depth: 4cm
Kütüphane
Victoria and Albert Museum
Demirbaş Numarası
504A-1883
Kayıt Numarası
504A-1883
Lokasyon
Middle East Section
Tarih
1785
Notlar
The following excerpt is taken from Dorothea Duda. "Painted and lacquered woodwork in Arab houses of Damascus and Aleppo", in Lacquerwork in Asia and Beyond: Colloquies on Art and Archaeology in Asia No. 11, ed. William Watson (London: Percival David Foundation, 1981), pp. 247-9: There existed an old tradition of using lacquer for the final treatment of painted wooden surfaces in the Near East. The lacquer used probably came from the Mediterranean Sandarak cypress (Tetraclinis articulata), a fine scented resin having been exported to Europe by medieval Arab physicians for medical treatment and for burning as incense. More plentifully preserved are the painted and lacquered wooden interiors of the Ottoman period in both Istanbul and in Anatolia, in mosques, private houses and palaces. This style of decoration was transmitted from Istanbul to the whole of the Balkans and to the Maghrib. In Damascus and Aleppo alike, all houses had flat roofs. Also in Damascus the âataba (threshold) room rose above the roofs and received light from up there by rows of windows on all four sides. The houses had two floors, but the main liwans (halls) rose through both floors. So these rooms offered agreeable dimensions, and cooler ventilation in the summer. Marble panelling, relief ornamentation, mosaics, tiles and manifold patterns by incrustations of coloured pastes of plaster gave a serene and gay aspect to these old town houses, especially in Damascus. Again and again, from the 17th to the 19th centuries, European travellers were charmed by the delightful Aleppine and Damascene houses and enthusiastically described them in their reports. The inhabitants of these palaces were the pashas or governors of the Ottoman administration with their families, Syrian landowners, the gentry, and wealthy Muslim, Christian, Jewish and Armenian merchants.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Carved wood and painted; lacquered
Fiziksel açıklama
Rectangular shaped panel made of carved wood, painted entirely on one side with a vertical composition consisting of three polylobed medallions and cartouches filled with Arabic inscriptions and floral sprays, set against a dense background of green, red and gold flowers.
