المؤلف
Unknown
تاريخ النشر
1590
مكان النشر
Iran (made) -
الموضوع
Cranes (Birds) Figures (Representations)
النوع
أخرى
اللغة
غير محدد
رقمي
نعم
مخطوط
لا
الأبعاد الفيزيائية
Height: 29cm, Diameter: 21.5cm, Width: 22.2cm
المكتبة
Victoria and Albert Museum
معرف أصل المكتبة
1082-1883
رقم السجل
1082-1883
موقع المكتبة
Middle East Section
التاريخ
1590
ملاحظات
Multi-necked vases like this were designed to show off single, heavy-headed blooms such as tulips or hyacinths, while keeping their stems cool. Iranian potters first made this type of vase in the 12th century. During the Safavid period (1500-1722), cut flowers were a fashionable luxury, and the form was revived. The decoration on this vase includes four figures. Two hold sticks, one holds a bottle, and one is eating a slice of watermelon. The figures are surrounded by flowers, scrolling ribbons, and cranes.
Tarihsel bağlam
Persian blue and white ceramics were primarily produced during the rule of the Safavid Dynasty in Iran (early 16th Century to early 18th Century). Iranian potters were almost exclusively preoccupied with making wares in the styles of Chinese blue-and-white porcelain, some close copies and some more fanciful. Echoes of earlier traditions remained, in particular in the black-under- turquoise colour scheme that dates back in Iran to the end of the 12th Century. Towards the end of the 16th Century there was a widening of interest, that blossomed in the 17th Century to a wide range of styles and techniques in which blue and white played a dominant but not exclusive role.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Fritware painted with cobalt and manganese oxide under the glaze Fritware Painted Glazed
Fiziksel açıklama
Vase with one large central neck surrounded by five smaller necks, all filed down. On the shoulder, bracketed panels filled with reserve-painted cranes amidst clouds separate five lesser necks. Four reserve-painted panels are spaced round the body, each with a standing robed figure. Two hold a stick, another a bottle, and the last one is eating a slice of watermelon. A pseudo-calligraphic band springs from both sides of each panel. Four sets of books with ribbons and a flower with scrolling motifs act as dividers. The base is emphasised by two bands of lotus panels and scrolls.
Üretim
Inspired by Chinese export porcelain.
Üslup
Safavid