Chinese Islamic And Italian Ceramics

Central asian styles were brought in with various nomadic incursions.

Chinese islamic and italian ceramics.

Plate dated 1600s egypt or iran. The islamic writer muhammad ibn al husain bahaki wrote in 1059 that ali ibn isa the governor of khurasan presented harun al rashid the caliph twenty pieces of chinese imperial porcelain the like of which had never been at a caliph s court before in addition to 2 000 other. Italian artists taught islamic artists the secret of making porcelain. Which statement is true about chinese islamic and italian ceramics from the renaissance period.

In the ninth century in was the t ang white wares that pushed the iraqi potters into. Guest gray also have a large collection of european ceramics including meissen italian maiolica dutch delft and english delft as well as examples of hispano moresque faience and westerwald. Italian artists learned to use the islamic technique of putting white glaze over clay then adding decoration. Islamic art was influenced by greek roman early christian and byzantine art styles as well as the sassanian art of pre islamic persia.

In addition examples of decorative arts from the islamic world such as iznik tiles and indian miniature paintings are on offer. Chinese pottery was the object of gift making in islamic lands. And chinese influences had a formative effect on islamic painting pottery and textiles. This plate in the aga khan museum s collection imitates chinese ceramics.

Which statement about chinese islamic and italian ceramics from the renaissance period is true. For most of the period it can fairly be said to have been between the two in terms of aesthetic achievement and influence as well borrowing from china and exporting to and influencing byzantium and europe. Time and again we find that imports of chinese wares act as catalysts bringing a profound change in the islamic ceramics through the enterprise of the potters as they tried first to copy and then to make their own the ideas that arrived on their doorstep. Medieval islamic pottery occupied a geographical position between chinese ceramics then the unchallenged leaders of eurasian production and the pottery of the byzantine empire and europe.

The blue and white chinese porcelain in particular had a decisive influence on islamic techniques and decorations until modern time inspiring the blue under glaze painting that was invented by persian artisans.