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Gilded Dish with Flowers and Leaves
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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.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineGilded Dish with Flowers and Leaves, c. 1590. Turkey, Iznik, Ottoman period (1299–1922). Fritware with red slip, underglaze design, and overglaze gilding; diameter: 29.8 cm (11 3/4 in.); overall: 6.6 cm (2 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1915.663
