. This plate was made in the town of Iznik in western Anatolia. Its decoration copies that of the Chinese plate displayed alongside, but in a looser, more fluid style. Chinese porcelain greatly influenced the ceramics industry in Iznik, for Chinese blue-and-white porcelain was highly valued by the Ottoman court in Istanbul.

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Size: 3000px × 3000px
Photo credit: © BTEU/RKMLGE / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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