Hexagonal Tile
- Cultures: Syrian; Ottoman
- Medium: Ceramic; fritware, painted in cobalt blue, turquoise, and manganese purple under a transparent glaze
- Place Made: Syria
- Dates: mid 15th
- Dynasty: Ottoman
- Period: Ottoman
- Dimensions: 6 3/4 x 13/16 x 6 3/4 in. (17.1 x 2 x 17.1 cm)
- Collections: Arts of the Islamic World
- Museum Location:
This item is on view in Arts of the Islamic World, 2nd Floor - Accession Number: 07.176
- Credit Line: Museum Collection Fund
- Image: Overall, 07.176_PS2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2009
In the fifteenth century the Timurid and Turkman potters of Iran and the Ottoman potters of Turkey and Syria once again looked to Chinese ceramics for inspiration. This came in the form of floral decoration in underglaze blue on a white ground, the legacy of the famous "Blue-and-White" wares of Yuan and Ming China. As always, the Islamic potters adapted the motifs of the Chinese originals to their own distinct purposes.
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