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Platesecond half of 16th century

Not on view
Ceramic plate with white ground, wide scalloped rim decorated with cobalt blue cloud motifs, and a central floral arrangement of blue carnation-like blooms, red tulip buds, and green leaves
Ceramic plate with white ground, painted in cobalt blue, green, and red-orange with a central floral bouquet including a large peony-like bloom, surrounded by a border of stylized cloud or blossom motifs; floral sprigs visible on the exterior.
Iznik fritware dish with scalloped rim, white ground painted in cobalt blue, green, and orange-red with large carnations, tulips, and feathery leaves at center; border of scrolling blue cloud bands and floral motifs.
Iznik-style ceramic plate with scalloped rim, white ground painted in cobalt blue, green, and orange-red with carnations, tulips, and saz leaves at center; border filled with cloud-scroll motifs.
Iznik ceramic plate with scalloped rim, white ground painted in cobalt blue, red, and green with a central carnation spray and tulip blossoms; border filled with cloud-scroll and floral motifs.
Title
Plate
Place Made
Turkey, Iznik
Date Made
second half of 16th century
Medium
Fritware, underglaze-painted
Dimensions
2 3/4 x 13 3/8 in. (6.99 x 33.97 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky
Accession Number
M.73.5.381
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic
Curatorial Notes

In the second half of the sixteenth century the addition of bright red and green to the palette of Iznik ceramics expanded the creative possibilities of the style, and painters became more adventurous in their compositions. The painter of this handsome vessel experimented with the confines of the round space, allowing the flower stem on the left side to grow up and around the edge of the plate’s interior to create a lively swirling motion.

Selected Bibliography

  • 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.