Dish
1580-1590 (made)
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Iznik patterns often combine Islamic and Chinese elements. The arabesques on this dish are Islamic, while the background has a wave scroll inspired by Chinese models, and the rim has a version of the Chinese rock and wave design.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware, polychrome underglaze painted, glazed |
| Brief description | Plate with prominent vegetal motifs atop a background of tightly wound spirals, Turkey (Iznik), 1580-90. |
| Physical description | Plate with shallow rim, decorated with prominent vegetal motifs highlighted with blue and green atop a background of tightly wound black spirals. The decoration in the rim is an abstract version of the wave-and-rock motif. |
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| Gallery label | Jameel Gallery
12–15 Dishes and Jugs with Paint and Red Slip
Turkey, probably Iznik
1580–1600
The patterns often combine Islamic and Chinese elements. The arabesques (12–14) are Islamic, while the S-shaped clouds (15) are Chinese in origin. On the two dishes the background has a wave scroll inspired by Chinese models, and the rims have versions of the Chinese rock and wave design.
Fritware painted under the glaze
Museum nos. 1141-1864, C.2016-1910, Bequest of George Salting; 1708-1855; C.1993-1910, Bequest of George Salting (Jameel Gallery) |
| Production | Probably from one particular Iznik atelier which especially favoured wave-scroll grounds. |
| Summary | Iznik patterns often combine Islamic and Chinese elements. The arabesques on this dish are Islamic, while the background has a wave scroll inspired by Chinese models, and the rim has a version of the Chinese rock and wave design. |
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| Accession number | 1141-1864 |
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| Record created | June 16, 2005 |
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