Cleveland Museum of Art
Large Dish with Artichokes
- Date
- c. 1535–40
- Medium
- fritware with underglaze-painted design
- Culture
- Turkey, Iznik, Ottoman period (1299–1922)
- Department
- Islamic Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Ceramic vessels and tiles produced in Iznik, Turkey, for the Ottoman court in Istanbul represented the finest Islamic ceramics. Floral and vegetal motifs are a hallmark of Iznik pottery. The center of this dish is covered in a dynamic artichoke motif interwoven with rosettes and serrated saz leaves. The artichoke design was likely inspired by luxury Italian textiles imported into the Ottoman court. The dish represents a high point of Ottoman art during the reign of Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent (1520–66) in which European, Persian, Chinese, and Egyptian influences contributed to a distinct artistic language. The artichoke is actually the bud of a thistle—a flower.
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