AN IZNIK POTTERY DISH WITH SAZ LEAF
Iznik, Ottoman Turkey, late 16th - early 17th century

Of shallow rounded shape, resting on a short circular foot, rising to a gently everted rim, underglaze painted in cobalt blue, copper green, bole red and black on white ground, a sinuous saz leaf crossing the centre, springing from a tuft of grass and looping around a carnation, flanked by two stems of carnations and tulips, the rim with the typical rock and wave motif, the exterior with a band of blue roundels and green flowerheads, 31.2cm diam.