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I love Turkish ceramics and glassblowing.
Çeşm-i bülbül (the nightingale's eye):
Selim III (18th C) sent Mehmet Dede, a Mevlevi Dervish, to Italy to learn glassblowing techniques. At the time, the island city of Murano, Venice was thriving with magnificent glassblowing works.
Having returned to Istanbul, Mehmet Dede opened an atelier in Beykoz, Istanbul. He brought the technique of 'opal glass' and altered it and came up with 'Çeşm-i bülbül' technique.
In order to make a çeşm-i bülbül vase, pitcher, sugar bowl, bowl or plate, thin and colored glass sticks are melted and placed in liquid glass. And then, the material is spun to give an oval or similar shape. Why they call it 'the nightingale's eye' is that when you look at the bottom of the objet d'art, you see the end of the spinning pattern and it looks like a bird's eye.
Although they look similar, Beykoz glass work can be distinguished from Murano works by its thinner and more elegant spiral pattern.
A murano jar:
Along with çeşm-i bülbül, Beykoz has been the center of glassblowing of the Ottoman Empire and modern Turkey for long. Beykoz Cam Fabrikası (Beykoz Glass Factory) is now a label that is highly worthy for collectors. I think they are very pretty.
Beykoz Gülabdan (Rose-water bottle)
Beykoz Kuş:
Beykoz Pitcher:
Beykoz Crystal Bottles:
I would kill to make a collection of those.
Çeşm-i bülbül (the nightingale's eye):
Selim III (18th C) sent Mehmet Dede, a Mevlevi Dervish, to Italy to learn glassblowing techniques. At the time, the island city of Murano, Venice was thriving with magnificent glassblowing works.
Having returned to Istanbul, Mehmet Dede opened an atelier in Beykoz, Istanbul. He brought the technique of 'opal glass' and altered it and came up with 'Çeşm-i bülbül' technique.
In order to make a çeşm-i bülbül vase, pitcher, sugar bowl, bowl or plate, thin and colored glass sticks are melted and placed in liquid glass. And then, the material is spun to give an oval or similar shape. Why they call it 'the nightingale's eye' is that when you look at the bottom of the objet d'art, you see the end of the spinning pattern and it looks like a bird's eye.
Although they look similar, Beykoz glass work can be distinguished from Murano works by its thinner and more elegant spiral pattern.
A murano jar:
Along with çeşm-i bülbül, Beykoz has been the center of glassblowing of the Ottoman Empire and modern Turkey for long. Beykoz Cam Fabrikası (Beykoz Glass Factory) is now a label that is highly worthy for collectors. I think they are very pretty.
Beykoz Gülabdan (Rose-water bottle)
Beykoz Kuş:
Beykoz Pitcher:
Beykoz Crystal Bottles:
I would kill to make a collection of those.
Joined Nov 2009
3,471 Posts | 5+
Nebraska
Yes, those
Iraqi tea cups are basically the same, taken from Turkey. We call them Istikan chai.
Joined Nov 2009
3,471 Posts | 5+
Nebraska
Joined Sep 2011
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I love the Iznik tiles. I think blue and white are two colours that really look fresh together.
Really beautiful.
Joined Jun 2011
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California, USA
I prefer Persian and Byzantine art. After all, the turks themselves were mostly influenced by those two cultures. However, I do like ottoman art (but I'm not very familiar with the art of central Asian turks except that of the era of Timur which is impressive).
Joined Sep 2007
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Çanakkale Pots and Pitchers
As referred 'channakale' in most western auction houses, Çanakkale, a northwestern province in Turkey which includes Troy, Çanakkale pots and pitchers are very delicate and elegant. They come in yellow, green, brown, rarely white. The most worthy ones are yellow ones although I like green ones, too.
They are not produced anymore. They were very popular during 50s/60s and every 'rich' family had a collection of them not only in Turkey but in surrounding countries like Greece, Bulgaria, Syria etc. You can even find ones made in 19th century but they are as you may know antique-worthy now.
They are made of 'red clay' and they are often pear-shaped. The handles are braid-shaped and their 'necks' are long.
This one is very unusual:
These ones are extremely pretty:
As referred 'channakale' in most western auction houses, Çanakkale, a northwestern province in Turkey which includes Troy, Çanakkale pots and pitchers are very delicate and elegant. They come in yellow, green, brown, rarely white. The most worthy ones are yellow ones although I like green ones, too.
They are not produced anymore. They were very popular during 50s/60s and every 'rich' family had a collection of them not only in Turkey but in surrounding countries like Greece, Bulgaria, Syria etc. You can even find ones made in 19th century but they are as you may know antique-worthy now.
They are made of 'red clay' and they are often pear-shaped. The handles are braid-shaped and their 'necks' are long.
This one is very unusual:
These ones are extremely pretty:
Joined Mar 2011
37 Posts | 0+
Pittsburgh, PA
This article features some awesome Turkish music.
5 Songs From The Zenith Of Turkish Progressive Rock : NPR
5 Songs From The Zenith Of Turkish Progressive Rock : NPR
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