Caption

Panel of 10 tiles with plant decoration, Islamic art, Persian, Qajar dynasty 1785–1925, ceramics, plant ornaments, floral motifs tulips, carnations, 18th–19th century, Iran, height 172.0 cm, width 64.0 cm, A vertical rectangular panel composed of a grid of decorative square tiles, each tile featuring a repeating floral pattern with stylized blooms, buds, leaves, and curving stems. The dominant colors are deep blue and cobalt in the large flower shapes, complemented by lighter blues and turquoise in smaller blossoms and striped petal elements, with accents of pale green and yellow-green on some buds and leaves. There are brownish-maroon leaves and stems woven through the design, and soft cream or off-white serves as the background color of the tiles. The tiles are arranged in several horizontal rows, and thin grout lines separate them, creating a slightly segmented look across the overall patterned surface. The panel sits against a dark neutral backdrop that contrasts with the lighter tile colors.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A22_055

License type

Rights managed

Available size

56.6Mb (4.2Mb) / 11.0in x 20.0in / 3299 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Panel 10 tiles plant decoration Islamic art Persian Qajar dynasty 1785–1925 ceramics plant ornaments floral motifs tulips carnations 18th–19th century Iran height 172.0 cm width 64.0 cm vertical rectangular panel composed grid decorative square tiles tile featuring repeating floral pattern stylized blooms buds leaves curving stems dominant colors deep blue cobalt large flower shapes complemented lighter blues turquoise smaller blossoms striped petal elements accents pale green yellow-green brownish-maroon leaves stems woven design soft cream off-white serves background color tiles arranged several horizontal rows thin grout lines separate them creating slightly segmented look across patterned surface panel sits dark neutral backdrop contrasts lighter tile colors.