Rare carreau Iznik aux "çintamani", Turquie, art ottoman, vers 1560

de forme rectangulaire, en céramique siliceuse à décor peint en bleu de cobalt, turquoise, rouge et vert, surligné en noir, sur un fond d'engobe blanc, sous une glaçure plombifère transparente, orné de sequins alternant avec des "lèvres de Bouddha"; ébréchures sur les bords avec quelques éclats

French Private Collection, since 1970's.

 

colours are brighter and deeper than the catalogue illustration chips to enamel on the edges small accidents with chips oon corners visible on catalogue illustration tiny scratches on the glaze surface
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A similar tile was sold at Sotheby's London, Arts of the Islamic World, 9^th April 2008, lot 321. Another one is in the Victoria & Albert Museum (425-1900) and a half tile from this group is in the Louvre Museum (MAO 861).