Iznik Ceramic Tile Panel of Tulips, Carnations, and a Cypress Tree

A wide panel of glazed Iznik ceramic tiles shows a tall dark green cypress tree in the center, flanked by sweeping red tulips, blue carnations, and white hyacinths growing from a small cobalt vase on each side. Classic sixteenth-century Ottoman Iznik style: brilliant white quartz-frit ground, deep cobalt blue, turquoise, emerald green, and raised tomato-red bole slip, with crisp dark outlines and flat glossy color. Long serrated saz leaves curve between the flowers, and plum blossom sprigs fill ...