The interwoven plant decoration is made up of a central flower in cross-section, based on the lotus, and long serrated leaves from which blossoming branches emerge in spirals. It is characteristic of the Saz style developed around 1530 in the Ottoman imperial workshops. The half-flowers abutting the frame on the four sides suggest endless prolongation, echoing the primary meaning of the Turkish word "saz" as an imaginary forest inhabited by wondrous creatures and animals.