Iznik Polychrome Pottery Dish Decorated with Carnations, Hyacinths and spring Blossoms

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Iznik Polychrome Pottery Dish Decorated with Carnations, Hyacinths and spring Blossoms

IZNIK POLYCHROME POTTERY DISH DECORATED WITH CARNATIONS, HYACINTHS AND SPRING BLOSSOMS

Ottoman Empire

Second Half of the 16^th Century

Diameter: 27 cm.

Fritware, the white ground painted under a clear glaze in green, cobalt-blue, bole-red, black, the interior is decorated with an arrangement of red carnations, blue hyacinths and spring blossoms stemming out from a central tuft, rim framed by a band of stylized wave scrolls.

In the Ottoman period, flowers decorating the present dish, were a constant part of daily life, grown in gardens everywhere, from palaces to humble homes. Flowers were blessed reminders of the gardens of heaven. Foreign travellers and ambassadors who visited the empire, frequently remarked about this love of flowers. Rose had an especially important place in poetry and all art fields as the symbol of prophet Muhammad.

The present dish is a fine and important example of Iznik ceramic production, displaying an iconic aesthetic and presence with its vibrant colours and brilliant finish.

Provenance

Ex-Collection Sir Alan Barlow (1881-1968), London and Oxford. Thence by descent.

Categories: Ceramics

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Iznik Polychrome Pottery Dish Decorated with Carnations, Hyacinths and spring Blossoms

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