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Turkish
Plate (late 16th century)
earthenware (Iznik ware)
6.7 × 35.8 cm diameter
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1968
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About this work
The fifteenth to the seventeenth century was the heyday of ceramic production at Iznik in north-western Turkey, the chief production centre for ceramic vessels and tiles in the Ottoman Empire. The rise of the Iznik ceramic industry was stimulated by court taste for imported blue-and-white Chinese porcelains; earthenware imitations of these vessels decorated with cobalt oxide blue sourced from Iran represent the earliest phase of Iznik production. The blue-and-white palette was eventually enriched by turquoise blue, purple, a range of greens and a characteristic tomato red. The stylised wave-and-rock border of this plate derives from Ming ceramic decoration.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Iznik, Turkey
Accession Number
1532-D5
Department
Asian Art
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Physical description
Broad rim black and blue circle motifs, centre blue/red flower, six red/green leaves, blue and green ground.