Chinese...

This is an old Chinese bottle(I forget the dynasty) that is in a very
impressive collection at the Topkapi Palace. The sultans had such an
admiration for the Chinese pots that they had their own people try and
make a similar body of work. The word çini comes out of China. The
çini of the Turks resembles the Chines ceramics only in their mastery
of materials and beautiful brush work for their designs and motifs
although linked are very much their own. There is so much to learn I
feel as though I am only scratching the surface.