Cleveland Museum of Art

Gilded Dish with Flowers and Leaves

Date

c. 1590

Medium

Fritware with red slip, underglaze design, and overglaze gilding

Culture

Turkey, Iznik, Ottoman period (1299–1922)

Department

Islamic Art

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

This floral design highlights the rich red, the most difficult to achieve in ceramics, that was developed by Turkish potters. The design is divided with a central swaying saz leaf, with red roses, blue hyacinths, and other floral elements enhanced with glittering gold, a feature that rarely survives. The rim displays a simplified “rock and wave” design adopted from Chinese ceramics which were abundant in the imperial Topkapi Palace in Istanbul Turkish potters developed the red color with a clay slip rich in iron.

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