Çintemani Tablo

ÇİNTEMANİ:

Bronze plated convex relief work with Çintemani form/pattern; He brought it to Chinese, Uyghur, Seljuk, Ottoman, Turkish clothes, goods and fabrics. From past to present, mankind has always believed in talisman and luck. He has been on a quest with the need of defense to protect himself against the evil eye, evil and evil eyes. Rituals such as the evil eye bead, the amulet, the color blue, a small piece of the ointment tree hung on the shoulder or bedside, and affixing the evil eye prayer to a place were used. One of the reasons why the Çintemani motif is used in caftans and clothes, underwear and bundles is a similar reason. Mankind has used everything that he cannot explain, but believes in its good luck, effect and power, on, inside and next to his personal belongings, either separately or as a motif. Although the Cintemani motif shows minor changes as a result of cultural transitions and influences, it has survived to the present day without losing its basic feature. It consists of repeating motifs, sometimes single, sometimes double and triple combinations, consisting of intertwined large and small rings. Chinese experts claimed that Çintemani belonged to them, and the Turks claimed that this motif was on the caftans, underwear, bundles and even prayer rugs of the sultans in the Seljuks and Ottomans. The meaning of Çintemani is known as the eye of the mind and the eye of the heart in China. In the Ottoman robes and underwear of the sultans, the tiger eye was used in the sense of giving energy and strength, as it was believed to be auspicious.

Composition; In addition to the work, the musenna (twin script/symmetrical script) in the middle is enriched with Basmala. Size: 65x65 cm.