This is a hand painted art piece. Color and design variations may occur.
Use only for decorative purposes.
Plates of various sizes and styles were the most commonly produced artifacts during the 15th-17th century pottery production in Anatolia. The wide flat surface of plates provide the artists with the room to explore and express different figures, patterns and color combinations, making plates a favorite medium of contemporary “çini” artists just like their predecessors centuries ago. The use of animal figures had become quite common by mid to late 16th century and birds of paradise, as the one displayed in this plate, were among the most commonly used animal figures in Iznik pottery.