Dish with Cypress Tree, Saz Leaves, and Roses
The cypress tree, though known to Ottoman artists in the fifteenth century, did not become a widespread ceramic motif until after the middle of the sixteenth century. Here the cypress is the central element in a somewhat rigid yet not quite symmetrical composition that includes red carnations, pale blue hyacinths, and flowing saz leaves overlaid with tulips.
Artwork Details
- Title: Dish with Cypress Tree, Saz Leaves, and Roses
- Date: ca. 1575–80
- Geography: Attributed to Turkey, Iznik
- Medium: Stonepaste; polychrome painted under transparent glaze
- Dimensions: H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
Diam. 11 7/8 in. (30.2 cm) - Classification: Ceramics
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1966
- Object Number: 66.4.8
- Curatorial Department: Islamic Art
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ca. 1575–90
ca. 1578
ca. 1580–85
last quarter 16th century
ca. 1545–60
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