Tile

Unknown artist

1560-1565

Fritware, underglazed and painted

Aga Khan Museum

A rectangular fritware tile is decorated with a floral motif in blue, white, red, green, and turquoise. The design features a large central flower and smaller blossoms interspersed with scrolling leaves and tendrils against a vibrant blue background. A rectangular fritware tile is decorated with a floral motif in blue, white, red, green, and turquoise. The design features a large central flower and smaller blossoms interspersed with scrolling leaves and tendrils against a vibrant blue background. The Ottoman court valued the small city of Iznik for its tile production. Archival evidence reveals that, on more than one occasion, court officials brought Iznik workshops to task for selling tile shipments intended for the court to merchants instead. [1] This tile, produced in the final years of Sultan Süleyman’s life, offers an example of the exuberant style that emerged in th