Abdullah (tile painter)

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The summer mosque of the mosque of the Khan in Khiva, decorated by Abdullah with blue ceramic tiles

Abdullah was a painter or ceramist of decorative ceramic tiles ( majolica ) in the Khiva Khanate . He was involved in the design of several outstanding buildings in the old town of Chiwas Ichan Qalʼа , now a UNESCO World Heritage Site . For example, with Usto Abdulla Ibadulla, he painted the intricate plant patterns in the area of ​​the summer mosque of the Khans' mosque in the Konya Ark citadel, built under Khan Alla Kuli (reign from 1825 to 1842) . He also decorated the Tasch Hauli palace, which was also built under Alla Kuli . Abdullah's name was immortalized in cartouches in his works . Because of his outstanding skills, the ceramic master was nicknamed the Djinn .

literature

  • Alexey Arapov: The Historical Monuments of Uzbekistan . Tashkent Samarkand Bukhara Chiva Shahrisabz. SMI-ASIA, Tashkent 2016, ISBN 978-9943-17-075-9 , Chiva, p. 99, 109 .
personal data
SURNAME Abdullah
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Painter and ceramist of decorative ceramic tiles (majolica)
DATE OF BIRTH 18th century or 19th century
DATE OF DEATH 19th century or 20th century