An Iznik Polychrome Cintamani Dish, Turkey, circa 1580

of deep rounded form, decorated in underglaze blue, pale viridian green, relief red, outlined in brownish-black on an off-white ground, with rosettes stemming from a large palmette on a ground of cintamani pattern, with traces of gold leaf, the rim decorated with alternating pairs of tulips and flowers, the reverse with a repeating decorative motif



 

Ex-collects ion W. A. Beare

Overall in fairly good condition, minor nicks and loss due to abrasion to the rim, the foot ring and the interior, craquelure overall, suspension hole on the foot ring, as viewed.
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On a number of Iznik dishes, a fabulous blossom surrounded by flowering stems appears on a field of minute cintamani rendered as cloud scrolls. Some are published in Atasoy and Raby 1989, p.238-9, including pieces in the British Museum and the V&A. The cintamani is also adapted as an allover floral pattern on two dishes in the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum, published in Ribeiro 1996, p.96, no.3 and p.122, no.16.