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Dish

Title	Dish
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1450
Publication Place	Nishapur (made) -
Subject	Ceramics Islam Earthenware
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Diameter: 36.8cm, Height: 8.8cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	910-1903
Record ID	910-1903
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1450
Notes	In the second half of the fifteenth century, the ceramic workshops of Nishapur set the standard for luxury wares influenced by the indigenous artistic culture. From the 1430s, Nishapur benefited from the diaspora of potters released from their enslavement in Samarqand. Along with faithful imitations of Chinese porcelain, a distinctive house style developed out of a traditional Islamic palette of black and turquoise and slip-carved technique introduced in the late 12th century. Dishes were painted in layers of black slip and incised with Chinese scroll-work designs possibly inspired by wares from Cizhou kilns in Northern China, but also found on underglaze painted wares from the 14th century, these designs were covered with a clear turquoise-tinted glaze. The designs were generally geometric, possibly inspired by embroidered textiles. Four dishes in this Timurid style are dated between 1468 and 1495, bowls and mugs also survive. The style was copied at Mashhad and also found on contemporary wares excavated from Istanbul, the so-called âMiletusâ wares.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Fritware, painted in black under a turquoise glaze Fritware Glazing
Fiziksel açıklama	Dish, fritware, with flattened rim and narrow footrim, painted in black slip, with four palmette-shaped reserves with foliate devices surrounding a central roundel with flowerhead, the ground and rim with incised scrollwork and palmette motifs, covered with a clear turquoise-tinted glaze.
Üslup	Islamic

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Dish

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1450

Publication Place Nishapur (made) -

Subject Ceramics Islam Earthenware

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Diameter: 36.8cm, Height: 8.8cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 910-1903

Record ID 910-1903

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1450

Notes In the second half of the fifteenth century, the ceramic workshops of Nishapur set the standard for luxury wares influenced by the indigenous artistic culture. From the 1430s, Nishapur benefited from the diaspora of potters released from their enslavement in Samarqand. Along with faithful imitations of Chinese porcelain, a distinctive house style developed out of a traditional Islamic palette of black and turquoise and slip-carved technique introduced in the late 12th century. Dishes were painted in layers of black slip and incised with Chinese scroll-work designs possibly inspired by wares from Cizhou kilns in Northern China, but also found on underglaze painted wares from the 14th century, these designs were covered with a clear turquoise-tinted glaze. The designs were generally geometric, possibly inspired by embroidered textiles. Four dishes in this Timurid style are dated between 1468 and 1495, bowls and mugs also survive. The style was copied at Mashhad and also found on contemporary wares excavated from Istanbul, the so-called âMiletusâ wares.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Fritware, painted in black under a turquoise glaze Fritware Glazing

Fiziksel açıklama Dish, fritware, with flattened rim and narrow footrim, painted in black slip, with four palmette-shaped reserves with foliate devices surrounding a central roundel with flowerhead, the ground and rim with incised scrollwork and palmette motifs, covered with a clear turquoise-tinted glaze.

Üslup Islamic