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Bowl

Title	Bowl
Author	Unknown
Publication Place	Iran (made) -
Subject	Rhinoceros
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Diameter: 20.7cm, Height: 7cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	C.282-1938
Record ID	C.282-1938
Library Location	Middle East Section
Notes	Fritware, also called stone paste and quartz paste, was developed by Middle Eastern potters as a response to the challenge posed by Chinese porcelain. In the 12th and early 13th centuries, fritware was used in Kashan and other centres in Iran to produce fine wares decorated in an astonishing range of styles. In one of these styles, the potters of Kashan used black slip to create designs. They applied the slip, then cut it away to reveal the design silhouetted in black against the white body. The rhinoceros appears in the Persian national epic, The Book of Kings, where it engages in combat with the hero Gushtasp.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Fritware with underglaze decoration Fritware Firing Glazing
Fiziksel açıklama	Bowl decorated with black slip under the glaze to form a black border and the silhouette of a rhinoceros in the centre.
Üretim	The production of silhouette ware developed during the 12th century across the Islamic world, with the adoption of the frit body and new techniques of decoration using a heavy black brush stroke laid directly onto the white paste.

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Bowl

Author Unknown

Publication Place Iran (made) -

Subject Rhinoceros

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Diameter: 20.7cm, Height: 7cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID C.282-1938

Record ID C.282-1938

Library Location Middle East Section

Notes Fritware, also called stone paste and quartz paste, was developed by Middle Eastern potters as a response to the challenge posed by Chinese porcelain. In the 12th and early 13th centuries, fritware was used in Kashan and other centres in Iran to produce fine wares decorated in an astonishing range of styles. In one of these styles, the potters of Kashan used black slip to create designs. They applied the slip, then cut it away to reveal the design silhouetted in black against the white body. The rhinoceros appears in the Persian national epic, The Book of Kings, where it engages in combat with the hero Gushtasp.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Fritware with underglaze decoration Fritware Firing Glazing

Fiziksel açıklama Bowl decorated with black slip under the glaze to form a black border and the silhouette of a rhinoceros in the centre.

Üretim The production of silhouette ware developed during the 12th century across the Islamic world, with the adoption of the frit body and new techniques of decoration using a heavy black brush stroke laid directly onto the white paste.