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Carved decoration in ceramics, sgraffito, is an old tradition used in ninth-century Islamic pottery; it is an engraving technique based on incising the design with a sharp tool through a white slip to reveal the red earthenware body. The vessel is then coated with glaze.
The production of glazed ceramics did not stop abruptly with the arrival of Islam, but on the contrary continued for some time. Thus, we know of jars and amphorae probably produced after the conquest, but which retain the old models. From a decorative point of view, these pieces are covered with a monochrome glaze, most often yellow or green.
Islamic art has very notable achievements in ceramics, both in pottery and tiles for walls, which in the absence of wall-paintings were taken to heights unmatched by other cultures. Early pottery is often unglazed, but tin-opacified glazing was one of the earliest new technologies developed by the Islamic potters.
Early Islamic pottery followed the forms of the regions which the Arabs conquered. Eventually, however, there was cross-fertilization between the regions. This was most notable in the Chinese influences on Islamic pottery. Trade between China and Islam took place via the system of trading posts over the lengthy Silk Road. Middle Eastern nations ...
Lajvardina-type ceramics were developed in the 13th century following the Mongol invasion of Persia. It was produced throughout the Ilkhanate [ broken anchor ] reign. It is characterized by its deep blue color and often features geometric patterns or foliage inlaid with gold leaf.
Lustreware was a speciality of Islamic pottery, at least partly because the use of drinking and eating vessels in gold and silver, the ideal in ancient Rome and Persia as well as medieval Christian societies, is prohibited by the Hadiths, [2] with the result that pottery and glass were used for tableware by Muslim elites, when Christian ...
The Cambridge History of Iran. Vol. 4: The Period from the Arab Invasion to the Saljuqs. Cambridge University Press. Grube, Ernst J., and Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art. Cobalt and Lustre: The First Centuries of Islamic Pottery. vol. 9., Nour Foundation in association with Azimuth Editions and Oxford University Press, London, 1994.
Çanakkale ceramics date back to the 17th century. They were born from Iznik ceramics, which were known as the pinnacle of the Turkish art of ceramics and very popular in the Ottoman Empire during the 14th and 15th centuries. Iznik ceramics were sculpted using earthenware, a clay-based putty substance, and on rare occasions, beige-colored clay ...