Islamic Ceramics
In the late seventh century a cohesive religious, political and social culture was established in Mesopotamia which fueled the growth of trade and industry. The acceptance of Muhammad as a prophet and the Qur’an as the word of God lead to the unification of a vast nation. The religious following paved the way for a new government which in turn paved the way for new industry and trade. Trade grew to new levels when the exchange of goods with China by both land and sea put Islamic people in touch with a different culture. At this time Islamic art was still very primitive and trade with China opened up many new doors. Chinese pottery had a significant impact on Islamic pottery for many centuries. The Tang dynasty inspired Islamic potters to create a stone-paste body that would resemble the white translucency of the Chinese material. The Song porcelain and the blue-and-white Ming ware also stimulated two more waves of change in Islamic pottery. Islamic faith did not condone the use of figural images in art and because of this we see a wide variety of geometric designs and patterns. Due to this fact many artist started using the religious sayings of the Qur’an in their work. This began the movement of calligr
After the reign of Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent these new color palettes were introduced. The brilliant color combinations of blue, turquoise, green and relief red are some of the most brilliant colors seen in Islamic pottery. By the end of the seventeenth century , Iznik ceramics had died out. Although Iznik pottery had passed a great peak and I have enjoyed researching about Islamic ceramics and I know more know than I thought I would. I would have to say that out of all periods of ceramic history the period of Islamic ceramics is my favorite. The ‘Damascus’ palette though very rare and splendid did not last very long. Most of the colors were very difficult to control and soon abandoned for new ones. The third Iznik ware ‘Rhodian’ produced some of the most beautiful sealing-wax red. Although it was a significant color change it did not replace the color palette it was just added to it. In favor of designing floral motives and using the three color palettes Islamic pottery production boomed and the results were highly decorated and colorful works of art. One of the greatest accomplishments that came from this period in art history were the wonderful tiled Ottoman buildings and mosques. The Iznik tile work which garnished the interior and exterior of most buildings were designed with floral patterns and contained calligraphic script. Tile work is described by some as "the most astonishing achievements in the whole range of the potter’s art." During the late fifteenth century a great change to
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