Dish with Artichokes and Tulips

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Dish with Artichokes and Tulips

Turkey, Iznik, circa 1550-55
Ceramics
Fritware, underglaze painted
2 5/8 x 14 1/8 in. (6.66 x 35.87 cm)
The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost (M.2002.1.21)
Art of the Middle East: Islamic and Contemporary
Not currently on public view

Curator Notes

Beginning sometime in the 1540s Iznik potters introduced manganese purple, sage green, and black to their palette, which had previously focused on blue and white, while their decorative repertoire con...
Beginning sometime in the 1540s Iznik potters introduced manganese purple, sage green, and black to their palette, which had previously focused on blue and white, while their decorative repertoire continued to privilege plant-based designs such as peonies, pomegranates, rosettes, tulips, and artichokes. The latter two motifs form the main decoration at the center of this large dish, where they are rendered in blue and green, while the cavetto and rim bear green pomegranates alternating with blue sprays of leaves or else tulips.
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Bibliography

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  • Lo Terrenal y lo Divino: Arte Islámico siglos VII al XIX Colección del Museo de Arte del Condado de Los Ángeles. Santiago: Centro Cultural La Moneda, 2015.

  • Komaroff, Linda. Beauty and Identity: Islamic Art from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2016.

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