Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1642
Publication Place
Iran (made) -
Subject
Flowers (Plants) Leaves
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Height: 7cm, Diameter: 43.7cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
1273-1876
Record ID
1273-1876
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1642
Notes
Ceramic, Iran, 1642-1666, blue underglaze painting of flowers
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 ware with underglaze painting in blue. Ceramic Ceramic Glaze Painted
Fiziksel açıklama
Round dish produced in 2 blues. There is a flower spray in the centre of the dish surrounded by a border with a wave-like design in it. The well of the dish is decorated with seven flowers and well spaced leaves all the way round. The flange has a wave-and-spary motif on it. Painterâs dots are visible in the well and in the centre. Four peaches and leafy stems decorate the outer well.
Üslup
Safavid
