Dish with Sailing-Ship Design
This dish comes from the major ceramics production center of Iznik, which rose to prominence in the sixteenth century and was known for its distinctive saz-style floral ornament. In the seventeenth century, there developed a new decorative repertory of figures, animals, ships, and buildings, including pagoda-like pavilions and domed churches. These field designs are found on numerous examples. The characteristic border of these pieces, ultimately derived from Chinese wave motifs, has become a pattern of alternating leaves and spirals.
Artwork Details
- Title: Dish with Sailing-Ship Design
- Date: 17th century
- Geography: Made in Turkey, Iznik
- Medium: Stonepaste; polychrome painted under transparent glaze
- Dimensions: H. 1 5/8 in.(4.1 cm)
Diam. of rim. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm) - Classification: Ceramics
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1966
- Object Number: 66.4.4
- Curatorial Department: Islamic Art
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early 17th century
ca. 1625–50
17th century
early 17th century
early 17th century
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