{"product_id":"fish-scale-ottoman-kaftan-wall-art","title":"Fish Scale Ottoman Kaftan Ceramic Wall Art — Red","description":"\u003ch2\u003eHand-painted Ottoman ceramic wall art\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe body is red; the sleeves are covered in overlapping turquoise scales, each one drawn separately by hand. One of twelve \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/art-decorative-objects-1\/Kaftan\"\u003eOttoman kaftan wall pieces\u003c\/a\u003e in the collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe fish-scale motif\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOttoman craftsmen called this \u003cem\u003epul\u003c\/em\u003e — the fish-scale pattern — and reached for it whenever they wanted to suggest water, abundance and increase. It is one of the oldest patterns in the repertoire and one of the most laborious, because every scale has to be drawn individually and still line up with the one beneath it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMade by hand in Turkey\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe kaftan form is drawn from the ceremonial robes worn at court in the 17th and 18th centuries. Colour goes on beneath the glaze, gold gilding over it, so the surface stays glossy and the line stays sharp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSize and details\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFramed size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 14.17 × 12.20 in (36 × 31 cm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hand-painted ceramic, underglaze colour, gold gilding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMade in:\u003c\/strong\u003e Turkey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHanging:\u003c\/strong\u003e Arrives framed and ready to hang\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhere it works\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRed wall decor rewards a close look, so hang this where people pass slowly — a hallway, a stair landing, beside a mirror. It pairs naturally with our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/art-decorative-objects-1\/Evileye\"\u003eevil eye ceramics\u003c\/a\u003e or with the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/scattered-bloom-ottoman-kaftan-wall-art\"\u003eScattered Bloom kaftan\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maviden Istanbul","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45709847396577,"sku":"KFT-RD-002","price":230.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/7855\/5617\/files\/Kaftan_02.webp?v=1782077672","url":"https:\/\/houseofmotifs.com\/products\/fish-scale-ottoman-kaftan-wall-art","provider":"House of Motifs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}