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拍品專文
The use of the fish scale pattern which covers the ground of this piece was first used to decorate a jug in the form of a fish in the Benaki Museum, Athens, dating from the 1520s (Inv. no 10; Atasoy, Nurhan, and Raby, Julian: Iznik, the Pottery of Ottoman Turkey, London, 1989, pl.124, p.106). The scale pattern was probably inspired by early 16th century Deruta majolica although its use can be seen in Islamic art on a 15th century twin dragon-headed candlestick from Khorasan in the David Collection (Folsach, Kjeld v.: Islamic Art, Copenhagen, 1990, no.346, p.207).
The practice of using alternating panels separated by arabesques leaves or saz leaf motifs, as seen in this example, became very popular between 1570 to 1585. This technique can be seen in a water bottle in the British Museum (inv. no.G.1983.83; Atasoy and Raby: op.cit, pl.745), dating to 1580-85, which shares the same alternating blue and green scale panels and bole highlights in the separating arabesques. The same black painted meander pattern is also visible on the foot. Another water bottle in the British Museum (inv.no.G. 1983.116; Atasoy and Raby: op.cit, pl.743), dating to the same period, also has alternating panels but in cusped medallions. Common to all three bottles however, is the knop at the centre of the neck and a step at the junction of the neck and body, features which indicate the influence of metalwork, and are absent on most of the earliest bottle made at Iznik such as lot 42 in this sale.
The practice of using alternating panels separated by arabesques leaves or saz leaf motifs, as seen in this example, became very popular between 1570 to 1585. This technique can be seen in a water bottle in the British Museum (inv. no.G.1983.83; Atasoy and Raby: op.cit, pl.745), dating to 1580-85, which shares the same alternating blue and green scale panels and bole highlights in the separating arabesques. The same black painted meander pattern is also visible on the foot. Another water bottle in the British Museum (inv.no.G. 1983.116; Atasoy and Raby: op.cit, pl.743), dating to the same period, also has alternating panels but in cusped medallions. Common to all three bottles however, is the knop at the centre of the neck and a step at the junction of the neck and body, features which indicate the influence of metalwork, and are absent on most of the earliest bottle made at Iznik such as lot 42 in this sale.