Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation Collection Catalogue. Kütahya Tiles and Ceramics + Kütahya Tiles and Ceramics 2 [2 VOLUMES SET]. [Exhibition Catalogue].

İstanbul: Pera Museum, 2006 (2016). New. Paperback. 24x28 cm. In English. (2 volumes set): 226 p., 307 p. B/w and colour ills. Glossy paper. The beginnings of the Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation Kütahya Tiles and Ceramics Collection dates back to the 1980s, and over the years it has grown to become one of the most outstanding collections of its kind. Today the collection consists of over 10,000 remarkable pieces representing various periods, especially the 18th to 20th centuries.

The catalogue has been designed to give a general idea of the collection and the craftsmanship of Kütahya ceramics. After İznik, Kütahya was Ottoman Turkey's most important centre of ceramic production. Thanks to abundant deposits of clay in the area, ceramics were made here in large quantities in Phrygian, Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine times, and the traditional techniques of this art have survived to the present day. The catalogue also includes a review of the collection.

The beginnings of the Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation's Kütahya Tiles and Ceramics Collection dates back to the 1980s, and over the years it has grown to become one of the most outstanding collections of its kind. Today the collection consists of nearly 1000 remarkable pieces representing various periods, especially the 18th to 20thcenturies. The collection is enriched with new acquisitions from national and international auctions as well as from various collectors. The second catalogue offers detailed information on the new acquisitions.