porselenler  ceramics  islamic arts  tiles  ottoman culture  iznik  ottoman history  tiled kiosk  vessels  kütahya çinileri  kütahya tiles  archaeology museums  çinili köşk  museum of ıslamic art  elegant ewers  jugs  flasks  rosewater sprinklers  

A view of blue and white vessels with turquoise, İznik - Glazed, 1530-1545 (Mid 16th Century) in Museum of Islamic Art (in the Tiled Kiosk - Çinili Köşk) Istanbul Archaeology Museums in Şehr-i İstanbul Turkey.

It is accepted that the finest specimens surviving today were produced during the period from the end of the 17th to the middle of the 18th centuries. Made of hard white clay, these include elegant ewers, cups, oil lamps, jugs, flasks, rosewater sprinklers and other unusual objects. The designs carried out with free brush strokes on transparent underglaze, bear regional characteristics. Flowers of blue, yellow, red, green and purple depicted on a white background, medallions, animal figures and figures of men and women in regional dress display a simple understanding of design. As well as dishes decorated in bright colours, the most common pieces are those with designs in various shades of blue on a white background. A separate group consists of censers decorated with crosses saints, angels and cherubs for use in churches, as well as decorated votive eggs.