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This floral design highlights the rich red, the most difficult to achieve in ceramics, that was developed by Turkish potters. The design is divided with a central swaying <em>saz</em> leaf, with red roses, blue hyacinths, and other floral elements enhanced with glittering gold, a feature that rarely survives. The rim displays a simplified “rock and wave” design adopted from Chinese ceramics which were abundant in the imperial Topkapi Palace in Istanbul
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95149
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Gilded Dish with Flowers and Leaves
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95149
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Gilded Dish with Flowers and Leaves
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This floral design highlights the rich red, the most difficult to achieve in ceramics, that was developed by Turkish potters. The design is divided with a central swaying <em>saz</em> leaf, with red roses, blue hyacinths, and other floral elements enhanced with glittering gold, a feature that rarely survives. The rim displays a simplified “rock and wave” design adopted from Chinese ceramics which were abundant in the imperial Topkapi Palace in Istanbul
date
c. 1590
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en
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Q79476233
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Ceramic
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Diameter: 29.8 cm (11 3/4 in.); Overall: 6.6 cm (2 5/8 in.)
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Turkey, Iznik, Ottoman period (1299–1922)
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1915.663
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Fritware with red slip, underglaze design, and overglaze gilding
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Gilded Dish with Flowers and Leaves, c. 1590. Turkey, Iznik, Ottoman period (1299–1922). Fritware with red slip, underglaze design, and overglaze gilding; diameter: 29.8 cm (11 3/4 in.); overall: 6.6 cm (2 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1915.663
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Islamic Art
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Turkish potters developed the red color with a clay slip rich in iron.
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Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
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2026-05-29 05:05:08.592000
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95149
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Islamic Art
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Islamic Art
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Fritware with red slip, underglaze design, and overglaze gilding
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