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Title Tile
Author Unknown
Publication Date: 1601
Publication Place Iran (made) Isfahan (made) -
Subject Flowers Diaper-Work
Type Other
Language Undetermined
Digital Yes
Manuscript No
Physical Dimensions Height: 52.1cm, Width: 28.6cm
Library: Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID 544-1878
Record ID 544-1878
Library Location Middle East Section
Date 1601
Notes Ceramic memorial stele, fritware painted under the glaze in blue and black on a white ground, Iran, probably Isfahan ("Kubachi" ware), dated 1601.
Sample Text وفات المرحوم المبرور المغفور شیخ احمد مافنابادی فی تاریخ شهر رمضان المبارک سنه تسع والف من الهجریّهTranslationThe death of the one taken unto [God's] mercy and accepted into [His] grace, one granted forgiveness [by his Lord], Shaykh Ahmad Maf...nabadi [occurred] in the month of Ramadan the Blessed of the year 1009 since the Hijrah.NoteThe last name of Shaykh Ahmad has not been read convincingly. It is his nisbah, which in this case associates him with a settlement called Maf...nabad, which is written more clearly on the reverse of this stele. No settlement with this name has been identified. The reading Baftabadi has also been suggested. The samenisbahoccurs on 545-1878. The month Ramadan 1009 in the Hijri calendar corresponds to the period 6 March to 4 April 1601., احمد مافنابادیTransliterationAhmad Maf...nabadiNoteThis name appears on the back of the stele, written into the body with a stylus-like tool while it was still wet. On the reading of the second name, see the main inscription.
Malzemeler ve teknikler Fritware with decoration painted under the glaze Fritware Painted Glazed
Fiziksel açıklama Memorial stele with decoration on one side, probably intended to stand against a wall. The shape is roughly an upright rectangle with a triangular upper section rising to a point. Made of fritware painted under the glaze in black and blue on a white ground. The main feature is an inscription in bold nasta'liq hand of uneven quality, in black. The five lines record the name and death date of the deceased in Arabic. In the triangular space above the inscription is a depicition of personal objects that may have been owned by the deceased (and represent his status an educated man). At the top is a turban on a stool. Below and to the right is a combined pen case and inkwell. Below and to the left is a dagger or knife. Below is a floral scroll of Chinese inspiration. There is border painted in blue on white with a diaper pattern interrupted by rosettes. Dated 1601.
Üslup Kubachi
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Tile

Author Unknown
Publication Date 1601
Publication Place Iran (made) Isfahan (made) -
Subject Flowers Diaper-Work
Type Other
Language Undetermined
Digital Yes
Manuscript No
Physical Dimensions Height: 52.1cm, Width: 28.6cm
Library Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID 544-1878
Record ID 544-1878
Library Location Middle East Section
Date 1601
Notes Ceramic memorial stele, fritware painted under the glaze in blue and black on a white ground, Iran, probably Isfahan ("Kubachi" ware), dated 1601.
Sample Text وفات المرحوم المبرور المغفور شیخ احمد مافنابادی فی تاریخ شهر رمضان المبارک سنه تسع والف من الهجریّهTranslationThe death of the one taken unto [God's] mercy and accepted into [His] grace, one granted forgiveness [by his Lord], Shaykh Ahmad Maf...nabadi [occurred] in the month of Ramadan the Blessed of the year 1009 since the Hijrah.NoteThe last name of Shaykh Ahmad has not been read convincingly. It is his nisbah, which in this case associates him with a settlement called Maf...nabad, which is written more clearly on the reverse of this stele. No settlement with this name has been identified. The reading Baftabadi has also been suggested. The samenisbahoccurs on 545-1878. The month Ramadan 1009 in the Hijri calendar corresponds to the period 6 March to 4 April 1601., احمد مافنابادیTransliterationAhmad Maf...nabadiNoteThis name appears on the back of the stele, written into the body with a stylus-like tool while it was still wet. On the reading of the second name, see the main inscription.
Malzemeler ve teknikler Fritware with decoration painted under the glaze Fritware Painted Glazed
Fiziksel açıklama Memorial stele with decoration on one side, probably intended to stand against a wall. The shape is roughly an upright rectangle with a triangular upper section rising to a point. Made of fritware painted under the glaze in black and blue on a white ground. The main feature is an inscription in bold nasta'liq hand of uneven quality, in black. The five lines record the name and death date of the deceased in Arabic. In the triangular space above the inscription is a depicition of personal objects that may have been owned by the deceased (and represent his status an educated man). At the top is a turban on a stool. Below and to the right is a combined pen case and inkwell. Below and to the left is a dagger or knife. Below is a floral scroll of Chinese inspiration. There is border painted in blue on white with a diaper pattern interrupted by rosettes. Dated 1601.
Üslup Kubachi
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