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plate

China, Ming dynasty, early XV century.
Porcelain.
Topkapi Palace Museum, Collection of Chinese porcelain.

In the center of the plates - a decoration in the form of lotus flowers, chrysanthemums and carnations in a tangle of branches, around - 12 flowers, each surrounded by woven branches. The outer edges of the plates are bordered by stylized floral border. Оборотная сторона без украшений, на дне имеется надпись по-арабски "Султан Ибрагим", которая предположительно указывает на владельца данного предмета, султана Ибрагима. Images of white and blue vessels Ming early XV century, were loved by the masters Iznik porcelain and used by them. The inspiration for iznikskih masters in the XVI century were, first of all, the vine, flower lotus flowers and twisted branches, which is observed in this exhibit.

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Rukomoy and tub

The Ottoman Empire, the second half of XVII.
Copper, gilding.
Topkapi Palace Museum.
Section brassware.

Rukomoy tub and have a classical form and attract the attention of the lack of decor. Feature rukomoya - brazier, placed in the center of his body. One round caps, located on both sides of the body and decorated with delicate patterns, opens. Here and placed a brazier, which was organized in order to maintain the hot water in rukomoe. Various types of such vessels to be used hot water in winter, found in Europe and Asia. Lohani and rukomoi used before and after meals to wash hands or to carry out washing hands, face and legs, according to the rules of Islam carried out five times a day before making salat. On the edge of the tub and on the cover of a brazier is an inscription: "The owner Walid Sultan Mehmed Khan. It must be set has been manufactured specifically for the mother of Sultan Mehmed IV, Hatice Turhan Sultan.

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The Shield "brill"
 
The Ottoman Empire, XVI century.
Willow wicker, iron, gold, silk thread, rubies, turquoise.
Topkapi Palace Museum, the Armoury collection.

The shield is made of treated wicker fastened together with silk threads cream. Umbon convex shield, made of iron with scratched gold floral patterns and figures of deer, decorated with rubies and turquoise of various sizes. The surface of the shield is decorated with a pattern of red, black and white colors of the four alternating clouds and brace seals with inscriptions in Persian: "Do not fear the enemy, the sword next to the shield, as a shield - a stronghold of heroes, because the shield is like twisting the sun, and each my stick in the response for a hundred lives. "
Typically in the manufacture of Turkish shields round used copper, iron or steel, leather and willow twigs. Panels of wicker is a formal samples.