This superb Iznik jar belongs to a particular phase in the development of Ottoman pottery, possibly the second decade of the sixteenth century, when potters had begun to use two values of blue on a white ground. The jar employs a lighter shade of blue, along with a deep cobalt blue, for its dynamic floral decoration inspired by Chinese designs. The flowers are boldly painted on the white ground, or else, as on the foot and the shoulder, they are reserved in white against blue. Jars of this type, which most likely served as storage containers, testify to the high aesthetic standards of the day.

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