Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1600
Publication Place
Iran (made) -
Subject
Lion Flowers Rock Trees Geometric Cloud Peach
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Height: 8.7cm, Width: 44cm, Base ring width: 23.5cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
444-1878
Record ID
444-1878
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1600
Notes
Dish, fritware, painted in underglaze blue on white, Iran, Safavid period, 1600-1700
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 played a dominant but not exclusive role.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
White earthenware painted in three blues Fritware Painted Glazed
Fiziksel açıklama
The flange and well are covered with seven panels - four containing flowers, the others a tassel and ribbons with either a leaf, a tube or a round object. The jewelled dividers have top geometric patterns. The seven-bracket Kraak frame contains a lion with a curly mane and a bushy tail on a rounded mound with rocks and grass. The beast prances towards two Kraak flowers. On the left a fine line of spotted rocks borders on two tree trunks. A tuft of vegetation above a dot, hangs from the Kraak cloud formation at the top. The outer flange and border are painted with seven panels with a leafy peach. A comma fills each divider. There are three tassel marks.
Üretim
Inspired by Chinese porcelain.
Üslup
Safavid
