Panel with Lotus Flowers and Leaves in the Saz Style
ca. 1575-1580
The interwoven plant decoration is made up of a central flower in cross-section, based on the lotus, and long serrated leaves from which blossoming branches emerge in spirals. It is characteristic of the Saz style developed around 1530 in the Ottoman imperial workshops. The half-flowers abutting the frame on the four sides suggest endless prolongation, echoing the primary meaning of the Turkish word "saz" as an imaginary forest inhabited by wondrous creatures and animals.
Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi/ Photo: APF
Artwork Details
Title: Panel with Lotus Flowers and Leaves in the Saz Style |
| Geography: Iznik, Turkey |
| Date: ca. 1575-1580 |
Medium: siliceous ceramic, underglaze painting over a slip coating |
| Classification: architectural element |
| Dimensions: 38 x 61 cm |
| Inventory number: LAD 2012.078 |
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