Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1616
Publication Place
Iran (made) -
Subject
Leaves Lotus
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Diameter: 49.8cm, Height: 8cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
1005-1876
Record ID
1005-1876
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1616
Notes
Early Safavid ceramic dish in three blues
Sample Text
Note The signature inside the square mark is illegible.
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 plays a dominant but not exclusive role.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Fritware with underglaze painting in three blues Fritware Ceramic Glaze Painted
Fiziksel açıklama
Large Persian Safavid fritware dish. A distorted wave-and-spray pattern is used on the flange as on Iznik dishes. Fine veining is used for the leaves. The wave patterns are curled up and spray patterns are made up of elongated leaves set against a ground of wickerwork. The rest of the dish is reserve-painted with a continuous leafy lotus scroll in the well. Six bracketed panels open toward the central flower with similar blooms inside them. Four elongated leafy S-stems with a central flower and small star dividers undulate on the outer well. This type of decoration is a regular feature on later dishes but is pained with less care. The exterior has a lose leaf and lotus flower decoration.
Üslup
Safavid
