Iznik tile panel, Turkey, c. 1575
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
circa 1575
This magnificent Iznik tile panel from Turkey, dating to approximately 1575, is composed of twelve square tiles forming a cohesive decorative composition. Measuring 97.5 by 74.5 cm, the panel is decorated in a rich palette consisting of two shades of cobalt blue, green, turquoise, brown, and a distinctive relief red, all meticulously outlined in black.
The design features an intricate pattern of alternating ogival and circular medallions. The ogival medallions enclose a central tulip flanked by sprays of hyacinths, while the circular medallions contain a reserved design of radiating tulips and carnations around a central rosette. The background is filled with branches bearing bunches of grapes and bold, serrated vine leaves intermingled with sprays of roses and tulips.
This high-quality ceramic work reflects the sophisticated floral and geometric aesthetics found in sixteenth-century Ottoman textiles, such as the kemha panels and velvets of Bursa, with color variations in the relief red suggesting a contemporary origin to the tiles found in Istanbul’s mosque of Rüstem Pasha.
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- 97.5 x 74.5 cm
- Composition
- twelve square tiles
Technical characteristics
- Decoration
- underglaze painting in cobalt blue, green, turquoise, brown, relief red and black
Design
- Motifs
- ogival and circular medallions, tulips, hyacinths, carnations, roses, grapes, serrated vine leaves
Identification
- Source note
- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
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