Tile with Saz Leave, Tulips, and Hyacinth Flowers
This tile combines a rich variety of individual motifs, including the long, serrated-edged leaf often referred to as the saz style, a Persian decorative style imported to the Ottoman court in the mid-sixteenth century. Here the saz leaf is overlaid with a tulip and set against prunus blossoms and floral medallions. The strong colors and the very refined quality of the painting suggest that the complete tile panel would have been startling.
Artwork Details
- Title: Tile with Saz Leave, Tulips, and Hyacinth Flowers
- Date: third quarter 16th century
- Geography: Attributed to Turkey, Iznik
- Medium: Stonepaste; polychrome painted under transparent glaze
- Dimensions: H. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)
W. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)
D. 9/16 in. (1.4 cm) - Classification: Ceramics-Tiles
- Credit Line: Bequest of Charles F. Iklé, 1963
- Object Number: 64.27.17
- Curatorial Department: Islamic Art
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ca. 1545–55
ca. 1560–70
second half 16th century
second half 16th century
second half 16th century
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