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Category Archives: Islamic Ceramics
‘Kutahya Ceramics’ Page is on Air
A NEW PAGE WITH ‘KUTAHYA CERAMICS’ FROM 18th - 20th CENTURY IS ON AIR WITH MORE THAN 70 UNIQUE ITEMS – FOLLOW US & ENJOY THIS UNIQUE & RARE PART OF THE ISLAMIC HISTORY Please check under the “Islamic-Ottoman” category
‘Kutahya Ceramics’ Page is on Air
A NEW PAGE WITH ‘KUTAHYA CERAMICS’ FROM 18th - 20th CENTURY IS ON AIR WITH 70 UNIQUE ITEMS – FOLLOW US & ENJOY THIS UNIQUE & RARE PART OF THE ISLAMIC HISTORY Please check under the “Islamic-Ottoman” category
Armenian flask (Kutahya) dated from the second half of the 18th century. Representation of a mail figure in traditional clothing smoking a long stemmed pipe. The sides are decorated with needle-leafed branches while the perimeter of the flask is decorated … Continue reading
Canakkale Plates with Ships & House Motifs
Canakkale plates dated from the 1st half of 19th century. Red earthenware (usual) with light – yellow glaze, with rare (ships, houses) motifs at the center. It was the early 17th century when Canakkale ceramics (souvenirs rather than objects of … Continue reading
Visit out ‘Ceramopolis.com Page on Facebook’ and follow ceramic news from all over the world. Also check the ‘MuseumPolis Page on facebook’ and celebrate art through daily posts from more than 300 Museums & Art web sites. “Like” us is … Continue reading
Canakkale plate dated from the 1st half of 19th century. Red earthenware (usual) with light – yellow glaze, and a fish design at the center. It was the early 17th century when Canakkale ceramics (souvenirs rather than objects of daily … Continue reading
Canakkale plate dated from the 2nd half of 19th century. Red earthenware (usual) with light - yellow glaze, and the animal figure of a giraffe in the middle of trees. It was the early 17th century when Canakkale ceramics (souvenirs … Continue reading
Beautiful Kutahya Pitcher (Turkey -2nd half of the 18th century). Plain rim with long neck and bulbous body in transparent glaze and decoration in yellow, cobalt blue, manganese purple and brownish red colors. A pair figures, one wearing a turban … Continue reading
Rose water sprinkler from Kütahya Turkey (first half of 18th c.). White paste, white slip and transparent, colorless glaze. The sprinkler has a ring foot and is decorated underglaze in yellow, turquoise, cobalt blue and brownish red with black outlining. … Continue reading
Suna & Inan Kıraç Kaleiçi Museum is located in two historic buildings in Kaleiçi of old Antalya. One of the two buildings of the museum is the former Greek Orthodox Church of ST. George (Άγιος Γεώργιος in Greek) that is … Continue reading
Exceptional example of an early Canakkale ceramic. Large jar with double handles dated from the mid 18th century. Bulbous body tapering down to a flat base, short neck, and a pair of small handles. Red earthenware with four large medallions … Continue reading
The fearsome head of a Giant Dragon-Lion, made in Çanakkale (late 19th century). The intense gaze, the powerful teeth, the twisting mustaches and the tongue that greedily springs from the open mouth, provides a wild beauty in this ceramic. Ceramic … Continue reading
The Beauty of Canakkale Plates
Canakkale plates (tabak), all with red earthenware dated to the late 18th or beginning of the 19th century. Deep dishes with flat everted rim, narrowing to a ring base. At the centre of the dishes, we see composition of free … Continue reading
Canakkale plate dated from the first half of 19th century. Red earthenware with a clover-shaped medallion in the centre full with floral rosettes and leaves. Motif is completed by lacework edges. This kind of plates depicting centrally composed decorations were … Continue reading
Although Canakkale ceramics come with many forms, especially loved and immediate recognizable are the Canakkale jugs with bulbous bodies, long necks and crowded colorful ornamentation. Characteristic example is the one in the photo in bright green glaze, eye like rosettes … Continue reading
Example of Canakkale Pottery - two pairs of Canakkale plates dated from the first half of 19th century. Red earthenware with light - yellow glaze, and a stylized motif composed of discrete brush strokes, with additional brush strokes on the … Continue reading
Horse-shaped ceramic cup from Canakkale Turkey (late 19th or early 20th century). Red earthenware and a brown body sporadically receiving splashes of green and white. The bridles are folded on the saddle and a large rosette rests on the chest. … Continue reading
Dish from Iznik with a female figure (first half of the 17th century). The woman wears a long green belted dress, a blouse with blue sleeves, white trousers, red shoes and a colourful tall hat. She holds a bouquet with … Continue reading
A new page is just uploaded with the story (in brief) of the ceramics from Islamic lands and 32 photos to give an example of the superb achievements of Islamic potters. Enjoy it…
Canakkale Jug dated from the late 19th century. Bulbous body with long neck and mouth shaped like the head of a horse bearing wings along its neck. Its tail is used as a handle for the jug. In the middle … Continue reading
Dish from Iznik with a male figure (second half of the 17th century, c.1650-1675). The man is dressed in strange clothes, smokes a pipe and holds a double axe, while a dog is frolicking at his feet. Figurative depictions on … Continue reading
Polychrome painted dish with a male figure from the twilight period of the Ottoman ceramics industry in Iznik (second half of the 17th century, c.1650-1675). The area around the man is filled with flowers. The first evidence of figurative depictions … Continue reading
Iznik Tile -Top Table about 1560. This kind of tables were used for resting trays full with food and drinks, for the guests in Ottoman palaces. This table is from the Islamic collection of the V&A museum. The Victoria and … Continue reading
Iznik tiles panel with the depiction of the Kaaba, in the central courtyard of the vast Al-Haram Mosque in Mecca (Benaki Islamic Museum). Kaaba, the most sacred place on earth for Muslims, is a square shrine covered by a black … Continue reading
Iznik tile dated from 1706 (early 18th c.) with the footprints of the prophet Muhammad. These are the footprints left by the Prophet before his miraculous night journey from Jerusalem to the heavens. Above the rock on which he stepped … Continue reading
Hanging ornament, egg shaped with transparent glaze. The body is decorated with seraphims (in green and yellow colors) and cross motifs. One of the most important Kütahya ceramics of the 16th century (can be found in the London British Museum) … Continue reading
Iznik fish-shaped ceramic, possibly candlestick, dated from c. 1525. Arthur Lane introduced the name “Abraham of Kutahya” for the first phase of the blue and white ceramics of Iznik, relying on two items, an ewer and a flask of AD … Continue reading
This beautiful ‘grape’ motif (three grapes that imitates the decoration of 15th c. Chinese plates) was adapted and used by the Iznik potters for more than a century from its first appearance in the early 16th c. The plate belongs … Continue reading
Stunning and well recognized motif from an Iznik plate, with brilliant combination of cobalt blue, olive-green and red colors. From the late 15th century, the city of Iznik (Byzantine Nicaea) became the most important provider of luxurious ceramic vessels and … Continue reading
Armenian plate (Kutahya) dated from the second half of the 18th century. Representation of a mail figure - portrays a vendor of liver, providing an idea of those period bazaars. Such plates were mainly addressed for European buyers. The oldest … Continue reading
Armenian plate (Kutahya) dated from 18th century. Soldier holding a charger with John the Baptist’s head in front of Salome, daughter of Herod the Great. Armenian pottery flourished in Kutahya (a city in western Asia Minor) with the first dated … Continue reading
Canakkale jug dated from the end of the 19th century with a duck’s head mouth. Bulbous body with a long narrow neck, and a twisted handle. Red earthenware with brown glaze, decorated with leaves and flowers in intense green and … Continue reading
Canakkale jug dated from the end of the 19th with a duck’s head mouth. Bulbous body with a long narrow neck, and a twisted handle. Red earthenware with colorless glaze, decorated with leaves and flowers in intense green and red … Continue reading
Canakkale figure of a Greek traditional warrior called Evzone. Storage item dated from the end of 19th or early 20th century. Red earthenware with splashes of green and brown paint. Canakkale is the third most important Turkish pottery center after … Continue reading
Canakkale plate dated from the 2nd half of 18th century. Red earthenware (usual) with light - yellow glaze, and a round medallion at the center, surrounding a triangle. It was the early 17th century when Canakkale ceramics (souvenirs rather than … Continue reading
Canakkale jug dated from the end of the 19th century with its mouth shaped as the head of a horse with two wings along its neck. In the middle of the body, an eagle spreads its wings and at the … Continue reading
Soil, water and fire. With the same materials that men produced the first pots few thousand years ago, potters continue to mould their ceramics in our days. The pottery is one of the most ancient human activities. Ceramics is our … Continue reading