Kitap Sanatları ve Hat Koleksiyonu

Marbled Paper

20. yüzyıl başı

Sabancı Üniversitesi Sakıp Sabancı Müzesi (Emirgan, İstanbul, Türkiye)

Marbling (ebru) is a traditional paper decoration technique by which paint is sprinkled onto the surface of water mixed with gum tragacanth and a pattern formed by pulling a thin wire through the water. The pattern is then transferred to a sheet of paper by laying it flat on the surface of the water. Islamic book craftsmen used marbled paper as a ground for writing, illumination and illustrations. The earliest examples of Ottoman marbling date from the first half of the 16th century.1 This example of marbling is the type known as zer-efşanlı şal ebru (swirling patterns flecked with gold), in a predominantly pink, blue and white colour scheme. It has been pasted onto the back of a sheet of paper inscribed with verses 20-24 of the En’am surah.

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Collection
Kitap Sanatları ve Hat Koleksiyonu
Title
Marbled Paper
Date
20. yüzyıl başı
Dimensions
16 x 22 cm
Medium
Location
Sabancı Üniversitesi Sakıp Sabancı Müzesi (Emirgan, İstanbul, Türkiye)
Object Number
100-0437-X
Credit
© Sabancı University Sakıp Sabancı Museum

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Subject

Kitap Sanatları ve Hat Koleksiyonu

Date / Term

20. yüzyıl başı

Geographical Location

Istanbul, Turkey