http://collection.shangrilahawaii.org/internal/media/dispatcher/58313/fullPolychrome Ceramic Dish with Central "Fish Scale" Arabesque16th centuryDiameter: 10 1/2 in. (26.7cm)Stonepaste, polychrome pigmentsCourtesy of the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art48.341In 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.Ceramics5.39750000005.55626111251645243729