Antique Iznik Kutahya Ibrik Ewer Ceramic Brass Ottoman Turkish Islamic Porcelain

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Antique Iznik Kutahya Ibrik Ewer Ceramic Brass Ottoman Turkish Islamic Porcelain:
$390.00

An Old Rare Unique Ottoman Turkish Brass/Porcelain Ibrik Ewer, Hand Painted, from Kutahya/Iznik Region.
This is a one of a kind Ottoman art, combining brass/copper metal work with fine decorated hand painted porcelain, producing this unique ibrik (ewer).
This stunning ibrik was designed and perfected in the late 19th to early 20th century by artisans from Kutahya and Iznik regions, which are world famous in porcelain and ceramic art.
This colorful piece of art has flower motives in thecharacteristicblue, red, green and whitecolors.It is extremely rare to find such a beautiful piece outside a museum.
Weight: 781 gmHeight: 33 cmMaximum Width: 20 cmBase diameter: 12 cm
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Kütahya was one of Ottoman Turkey\'s most important centre of ceramic production.

Thanks to abundant deposits of clay in the area, ceramics were made here in large quantities during the Phrygian, Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine eras, and the traditional techniques of this art have survived to the present day.

Although little research into ceramics produced in Kütahya during the early Ottoman and pre-Ottoman Turkish periods has as yet been carried out, recent finds and publications suggest that the industry essentially paralleled with that of İznik.

The earliest known Kütahya ceramics are monochrome glazed bricks decorating the minaret balcony of Kurşunlu Mosque, dated 1377, and tiles on the cenotaph and floor of the Tomb of Yakup II of the Germiyanoğlu principality, dated 1428, located in the imaret founded by the same ruler.

Kütahya ceramics continued to be manufactured over the next centuries, the finest quality examples dating from the 17thand 18thcenturies. A decline in quality is observable from the second half of the 18thcentury, but there was a revival in the late 19thcentury, and with state support during the second quarter of the 20thcentury, this traditional ware has survived to the present day.

18th-century Kutahya ceramics are made with a white paste and are usually decorated with underglaze-applied designs in yellow, red, green, cobalt blue, turquoise, black, and eggplant violet. The designs are freely executed. In addition to polychrome wares, examples of blue-and-whites are also encountered. Forms, which can be elegant, include thin-walled small cups, saucers, bowls, ewers, pitchers, flasks, incense-burners, lemon-squeezers, and ornamental eggs.