Turkish Cini (Ceramic)
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Cini - Kasi : Turkish tiles have a very long history, going as far back as the 8 th century A.D. "Cini" which has an important place in
traditional Turkish art, comes from middle Asia with seljuks to Anatolia. Cini became a very important part on architecture for both
Anatolian
seljuks and Ottoman Empire and it was classified as "KASI" and products show the beauty of the lifestyle of Palaces, mansions, and used from
fountains to caravan series.
Beside architecture, it designed as pots and pans. The Turkish contribution, especially that of the Ottoman Empire is notable, not only to
architecture, but also to all fields of Islamic art and decoration and this kind of art is named EVAN. Like architecture, the decorative and minor
arts evolved as part of the historical process. Crystalling in to new forms and creating stylistic syntheses in line with the dominant political,
social, economic and cultural trends of the time.
Its substructure is ; six natural materials: Kaolin, sand chalk for whiteness, quartz for brightness and clays for plasticity were mixed, milled,
dampened and strained through silk to make the refined substance (MUD) that was thrown on the wheel for hollowware, jiggered on the wheel for
plates and patted in to molds for tiles. After this phase, it is put in to the kiln, the heat is risen slowly and held steady at a point
of approximately 1000-1100 C degrees. On to these shapes which were already baked , the painter's work starts. Works are painted in 2 stages. First
the charcoaled design is painted over in black. This is called "tahrir" or "kontur" means the act of drawing. The next step is called `painting`
The mineral colors are mixed with slip, generally containing glaze and sharing elements with the body. The painter uses a special brush (hair from
the lower mane of a
female donkey). The colored workings put in to the 850 - 950 C degreed fire again, brightness is achieved with quartz, glaze and sodium
carbonate.
This step
has some risks because if the heat is too low, the glaze will not convert, the ware will shine. If the heat is too high, the colors will run,
smudging the
design and if the kiln cools to quickly, the glaze will crack.
So cinicilik is filled with difficulty & risk. It must be done patiently & slowly .Its a technology so complex that it entails a lot of losses. But
after
all
these steps a real art is being completed.
"STONE CINI" as we see the best examples in the 15 - 16 th century is so strong than others because its quartz and silica quantity is much higher.
It has a different profound, so welcome to the roses picked form the fire
