The Metropolitan Museum of Art Royal Iznik Beaded Women's Cotton Kaftan - 14K Gold Plate - Small/Medium

125,00 USD

Description

Unique gifts for her. We've borrowed this kaleidoscopic motif from a 16th-century tile panel in The Met's Islamic Art collection. Spectacularly decorated with ecstatic florals in sumptuous jewel tones, the original tiles were crafted in the Iznik kilns, illustrious workshops that produced magnificent ceramic wares for the Ottoman court. Iznik tile production exploded in the mid?16th century, stimulated by a surge of royal building in the capital city of Istanbul. Examples of these fabulous tiles, boasting richly colored prismatic patterns, still enliven the walls of mosques and palaces today.