http://collection.shangrilahawaii.org/internal/media/dispatcher/58313/fullPolychrome Ceramic Dish with Central "Fish Scale" Arabesque16th century[]Stonepaste, polychrome pigmentsIn the late fifteenth century, Iznik potters developed a distinct ceramic tradition known as Iznik ware, in which a stonepaste vessel was coated in a slip (thinned siliceous clay), painted in colorful glazes and additional slips, and covered with a transparent glaze. The entire surface of this Iznik vessel is covered in a fish-scale pattern, a design popular in the late 1500s. The rim features a wave and rock pattern inspired by Chinese models.com.gallerysystems.emuseum.core.entities.Classification@1695.3975000000 Inches5.5562611125 Incheshttp://collection.shangrilahawaii.org/objects/3729/rdf