Description
- About this item
- The vibrant motif featured on this pen is based on a splendid tile in the Metropolitan collection
- Decorated with blue, green, and thickly applied red underglaze on a bright white ground, the pen design features Chinese-style cloud bands intertwined with saz leaves and abstract floral elements
- Silver overlay
- Beautiful sterling clip and M emblem on top
- Twist-action mechanism
A colorful ceramic tile from Iznik, a Turkish ceramics center during the age of the Ottoman sultan Sleyman the Magnificent (1494-1566), shows the rich decorative patterns of the period. The vibrant motif on the original Iznik tile has been adapted for the pen.
