Author
Unknown
Publication Place
Iran (made) -
Subject
Ceramics
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Height: 7.5cm, Width: 46.3cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
1136-1876
Record ID
1136-1876
Library Location
Middle East Section
Notes
C
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
Ceramic, glazed with cobalt, 2 blues and black
Fiziksel açıklama
The extended eight brackets of the rim determine the size of the eight panels and their jewel dividers. Alternate panels contain leafy chrysanthemums or emblem compositions invented by the Persian painter. The central composition has tassels, ribbons, ruyis , parts of plants, cash symbols, a partly bottle shaped double gourd, a tube or a scroll and possibly a box , all contained within an eight bracket Kraak frame. The outer flange has eight sections with dividers, and the outer well two extended double branches divided by two bees. The whole of the outside has cracked glaze with some running of the cobalt.
Üslup
Safavid
