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Tela kemha

ca. 1565–80
Not on view
En el Estambul del siglo XVI, las sedas espectaculares con grandes dibujos eran muy apreciadas para confeccionar las lujosas vestimentas de las elites cortesanas y los coloridos caftanes de los sultanes otomanos. El dibujo vertical de follaje que aparece en esta tela es estilísticamente comparable al diseño de los azulejos murales que decoran los edificios de este periodo. Tejidos de este tipo, denominados en turco kemha, incorporan hilo envuelto en metal en un lampás, o tela de varias tramas. Las telas kemha otomanas suelen combinar un fondo de raso con un diseño tejido en punto asargado y acentuado con oro. Bajo los rayos del sol, los dibujos refulgentes parecen flotar sobre el fondo lustroso.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Tela kemha
  • Fecha: ca. 1565–1580
  • Geografía: Turquía, probablemente Estambul
  • Material: Seda, hilo envuelto en metal; lampás
  • Dimensiones: 121,9 x 67,3 cm
  • Crédito: Compra, legado de Joseph Pulitzer, 1952
  • Número de inventario: 52.20.21
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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