Tuesday, January 8, 2008

Turkish Islamic art of Marbling (Ebru)

Duration: 09:23 minutes
Upload Time: 2006-10-03 21:38:57
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Description:

The word marbling is in Turkish EBRU (cloud, cloudy) or abru (Water face) (En Français. It is derived from the word ebre which belongs to one of the older Central Asian languages and it means the "moiré, veined fabric, paper etc..." used for covering some manuscripts and other holy books. Its origin might ultimately hark back to China, where a document from the T'ang dynasty (618-907) mentions a process of coloring paper on water with five hues. Through the Silk Road this art came first to Iran and picked up the name Ebru. Subsequently this art moved towards Anatolia. Specimens of marbled paper in the Turkish museum and private collections date back as far as the 15th century but unfortunately there is no evidence to show at what date the art of marbling paper first appeared in Anatolia. Around the end of 16th century tradesmen, diplomats and travelers coming to Anatolia brought this art to Europe and after the 1550s, booklovers in Europe prized Ebru which came to be known as "Turkish Paper Turkish marbled paper making". After then it was broadly used in Italy, Germany, France and England. There is agreement amongst scholars that the so-called Turkish Papers has a colourful influence on the book arts of Europe. In the early examples from the 16th century in the Ottoman-Turkish era, Ebru appears in the battal (large) form, namely without any manipulation. Ebru technique consists of sprinkling colors containing a few drops of ox-gall on to the surface of the bath of water mixed with with kitre (gum tragacanth) in a trough. By carefully laying the paper over the bath, the floating picture on top of it is readily transferred to the paper thus, each Ebru is a unique print. To obtain beautiful Ebru results, one needs to have a light hand, refined taste and an open mind to the unexpected patterns forming on the water. Patience and a good knowledge of traditional culture are characteristic of Ebru masters. Since the art of marbling had a significant importance in Islamic art, it is essential to recall the basic principles of Islamic art in order to have a better and closer look at marbling and thereby reach a deeper understanding. Ottomans tried to express the beauty of the divine in all branches of art. We see them seeking to illustrate mystical beauties in architecture, music and ornamental art. During the 14th to 19th centuries many religious schools, especially Sufi sects, became a kind of "Art Workshop" educating students by a master to apprentice method. Due to the modesty encouraged by dervish precepts many works of art even had no signature on them.

Comments

orkide1234 ::: Favorites  2008-01-07 14:59:16

das habe ich live gesehen wie die das gemacht inna expo in hannova das war der hamma ....^^
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jackallTURK ::: Favorites  2008-01-04 03:59:49

Onley in Turkey :D
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cryingangel88 ::: Favorites  2008-01-03 18:39:28

this is amazing!!!
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turkishsniper ::: Favorites  2008-01-03 11:58:31

today no nations live on their own lands... what i mean is not the land issue. that is the kurdish lifestyle. you always live in mob hierarchy. you have no name in history except terror attacks rebellions. today your pkk planted a bomb and killed innocent kurdish children in the city. you go kill each other. we dont steal anything. look at yourself you always live like a parazite. what is kurdish? it is 3/4 turkish... shut up jealous culture stealer...
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ekstc ::: Favorites  2008-01-03 08:19:06

what kind of paint do you use?
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parastina ::: Favorites  2008-01-02 18:33:56

stealing doesn't make things belong to someone. why u mongols always mention the land issue? probably you have some doubts in your minds and you are not sure whose lands you live on. there is a pain in your ass that makes your minds sick as always were.
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turkishsniper ::: Favorites  2008-01-02 16:56:25

why r u jealous? u know u kurds who hate turks r racist sinners! even when we were trying to save your lands from european blood suckers your mobs were hitting us from back and killing us and the armenians... you say nothing is turkish... then tell me what belongs to kurds in this world?...
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narkozz ::: Favorites  2008-01-02 11:42:01

why is everyone posting on turkish culture and greatness like this one and others :S:S i cant understand why you are so jealous about?
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ghaaaad123456789 ::: Favorites  2008-01-01 05:05:37

يسلموووووووووو
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burcutrabzon ::: Favorites  2007-12-26 12:11:50

hey parastina, you are a fucking kurd, who is jealous of the selcuks/ottomans...You know ugly kurds have never built an empire; therefore they are only jealous of the turks... So go to north irak and wait the turks F 16 ...Hahahahah
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ebugatta ::: Favorites  2007-12-20 18:28:12

Amazing vid. May I ask for the title of the music?
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azuran84 ::: Favorites  2007-12-16 20:21:32

watch?v=Xn0lCdx-3Qo there u go. i just forgot the name and land but i guess thats what he meant.
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azuran84 ::: Favorites  2007-12-16 20:10:27

i made a mistake, as murat said above that what u mean is japanese art or sumingashi i forgot the name.
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muratcanbarut64 ::: Favorites  2007-12-13 01:50:22

Dear Guys, japanise Art is suminagashi, and there is no such an art in china paper marbling or ebru word of ebru comes from ebre, means clouds. and in the WORLD there is no such a design like flowers, it made in turkey only western cant make flowers. please discuss the issue with knowledge look wikipedia or other sources, instead hacking each other. cheers.
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parastina ::: Favorites  2007-12-12 11:58:40

actually u are getting some clue by looking at the title of the video. unixing u shouldn't make any comments about someone who you don't know. i am saying that again this is not turkish art.
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