Works in this medium showing phoenixes were made for Takhkt-i-Suleiman, while star-shaped ones depicting sphinxes, peacocks, and courtiers were made for Kubadabad.
Works in this medium showing phoenixes were made for Takhkt-i-Suleiman, while star-shaped ones depicting sphinxes, peacocks, and courtiers were made for Kubadabad. One type of this medium uses cut mosaic shapes, while another type can be painted with a pattern featuring a leaf embedded with white flowers, called a "saz" design. The cuerda seca technique can be used to make works in this medium that have multiple colors on the same surface. Bursa's Green Mosque is the earliest Ottoman building to use this medium extensively, and the Rüstem Pasha Mosque is the only building designed by Sinan to make heavy use of it. The most famous variety of this medium is the (*) Iznik, and another form of this medium was used to make the inside of a dome mimic the tail of a peacock. Calligraphic decorations are placed on the geometric, tessellating units of this medium. For 10 points, name this ceramic decorative medium that covers almost the entirety of Istanbul's Blue Mosque.
Works in this medium showing phoenixes were made for Takhkt-i-Suleiman, while star-shaped ones depicting sphinxes, peacocks, and courtiers were made for Kubadabad.
tiles [accept word forms, like tilework; prompt on ceramics] 