Cuerda Seca

This period for me signifies a time when the modern era clashed into Iran’s traditional world, creating holes and gaps along the way. As for Cuerda Seca, it was a turning point that ...

This period for me signifies a time when the modern era clashed into Iran’s traditional world, creating holes and gaps along the way. As for Cuerda Seca, it was a turning point that ...

Rare early 16th century Mudejar tile of the so-called ‘Aristo’ or 'cuerda seca' technique. Polychrome tiles had long been made in Spain in the cuerda seca (dry cord) technique, dati...

19th century Spanish pair of "cuerda seca" dry rope technique colored glazed ceramic tiles in a frame.

19th century Spanish pair of "cuerda seca" dry rope technique colored glazed ceramic tiles in a frame.

Antique 16th-century tile, made using the cuerda seca technique and framed in iron. It features an elegant central floral motif in dark green tones against a soft aquamarine backgrou...

Antique 16th-century tile, made using the cuerda seca technique and framed in iron. It features an elegant central floral motif in dark green tones against a soft aquamarine backgrou...

In the cuerda seca technique, the water-soluble glazes are separated on the surface by thin lines of a greasy substance to prevent them running out of their delineated areas.  

An antique Persian late Safavid or early Qajar period Islamic Cuerda Seca Pottery tile, circa 1780. The tile of square form with a cream ground and polychrome decoration of a musici...

Pair of 1950s Spanish painted wooden chairs with traditional "cuerda seca" hand woven dry rope seats.

Panel composed of four antique tiles decorated with plant reliefs in shades of green, blue, and brown on a light background. Made using the cuerda seca technique, they exhibit patina...

This panel comprises four antique tiles with a geometric design glazed in greens, browns, and blacks. Made using the cuerda seca technique, they exhibit patina, craquelure, and visib...

Pair of antique 16th-century tiles, made using the cuerda seca technique and framed in iron. These framed antique tiles are decorated with an organic relief design in shades of green...

Antique 16th-century tile panel of six, made using the cuerda seca technique and framed in iron. The panel comprises six antique tiles decorated with floral motifs in shades of green...

Fine manganese lines trace the pattern in the cuerda seca tradition — a hallmark of Granada’s Nasrid ceramics that once adorned the palaces of the Alhambra.

19th century Spanish pair of "Cuerda Seca" colored glazed ceramic tiles framed.

19th century Spanish pair of "cuerda seca" dry rope technique colored glazed ceramic tiles in a frame.

19th century Spanish pair of "cuerda seca" dry rope technique colored glazed ceramic tiles in a frame.

19th century Spanish pair of "cuerda seca" dry rope technique colored glazed ceramic tiles in a frame.

19th century Spanish pair of "cuerda seca" dry rope technique colored glazed ceramic tiles in a frame.

An antique Persian late Safavid or early Qajar period Islamic Cuerda Seca Pottery tile, circa 1780. The tile of square form with a yellow ground with polychrome decoration of a music...

Important Antique 18th Century Persian Islamic Safavid Cuerda Seca Pottery Tile depicting the legendary Persian hero Rostam, circa 1700.

The ceramic employs the arista (cuenca) technique—molded and impressed in soft clay to create raised ridges (aristas) that separate differently colored glazes during firing—an effici...