Author
Unknown
Publication Place
Iran (made) -
Subject
Flower Trellis Foliated Stem Scroll Dots
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Height: 8.9cm, Diameter: 13.7cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
C.750-1909
Record ID
C.750-1909
Library Location
Middle East Section
Notes
This bowl is an example of a type of ceramic that became very popular under the Ilkhanids. It is known as 'Sultanabad ware' after the place it was first found. However, these wares were probably made at Kashan - the main centre of pottery production in Iran before the Mongol invasions of the early 13th century, which continued to operate during the Ilkhanid period (1256-1353). The Mongol invasions created a close link between the Middle East and China as both regions came to be ruled by the Mongol viceroys. In China this was known as the Yuan dynasty. These dynasties maintained close cultural links with each other through trade, by sea and land, along the silk route. This created a flow of many new artistic motifs from China into the Middle East such as the dragon, the phoenix and the lotus blossom. Figural decoration appears less frequently on underglaze-painted pottery in the late 13th century. Geometric designs are used instead. One of the most popular was the the so-called "panel-style", because of the division of the surface into separate panels, which is shown by the present bowl.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Fritware with underglaze painting Fritware Glaze Glazed Painted
Fiziksel açıklama
Bowl of fritware, of decagonal shape, on high foot, painted in black and blue under a clear glaze. The interior with bands radiating from a central flower and forming compartments filled in alternately with trelliswork and with a foliated stem. The outside is divided into panels each containing a scroll on a ground of dots.
Üslup
Islamic Ilkhanid Mongol
