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Bowl decorated with birds
(وعاء مزين بطيور)

Title	Bowl decorated with birds
Title Original	وعاء مزين بطيور
Publication Date:	AH 11th century / AD 17th century
Publication Place	- National Museum of Art of Romania
Subject	Ceramic vessel, semi-glazed finish, silver base, engraved with openwork decoration
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	الارتفاع : 47.5 سم
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	86289 / 1539
Record ID	object;EPM;rm;Mus21;14;ar
Library Location	National Museum of Art of Romania
Date	AH 11th century / AD 17th century
Notes	The silhouetted images of four distinct birds separated by Chinese-inspired floral motifs have a border of rice grain holes and are largely considered to be distinctly Chinese but are in fact rooted in Persian pottery. The piece is covered with transparent glass and the holes serve to consolidate the expression of the flight of birds, which constitute the decorative element, while the fish and wavy aquatic plants at the bottom of the bowl show a scene with paradisiacal expressions in Islamic art. The underglaze in my shade of blue and the elegant painting and porcelain paste show that the vessel dates back to the 17th century. The Chinese-influenced blue and white decoration is taken from Safavid pottery, which remained very popular in Iran until the end of the nineteenth century.
Sample Text	“Vase decorated with birds” within Discover the collections of Islamic art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;rm;Mus21;14;ar

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Bowl decorated with birds

(وعاء مزين بطيور)

Publication Date AH 11th century / AD 17th century

Publication Place - National Museum of Art of Romania

Subject Ceramic vessel, semi-glazed finish, silver base, engraved with openwork decoration

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions الارتفاع : 47.5 سم

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID 86289 / 1539

Record ID object;EPM;rm;Mus21;14;ar

Library Location National Museum of Art of Romania

Date AH 11th century / AD 17th century

Notes The silhouetted images of four distinct birds separated by Chinese-inspired floral motifs have a border of rice grain holes and are largely considered to be distinctly Chinese but are in fact rooted in Persian pottery. The piece is covered with transparent glass and the holes serve to consolidate the expression of the flight of birds, which constitute the decorative element, while the fish and wavy aquatic plants at the bottom of the bowl show a scene with paradisiacal expressions in Islamic art. The underglaze in my shade of blue and the elegant painting and porcelain paste show that the vessel dates back to the 17th century. The Chinese-influenced blue and white decoration is taken from Safavid pottery, which remained very popular in Iran until the end of the nineteenth century.

Sample Text “Vase decorated with birds” within Discover the collections of Islamic art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;rm;Mus21;14;ar