Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1200
Publication Place
Kashan (made) -
Subject
Flowers Reeds (Plants)
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Diameter: 24.4cm, Height: 6.1cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
C.158-1977
Record ID
C.158-1977
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1200
Notes
This dish is decorated in just one of an astonishing range of styles Iranian potters used on fritwares in the 12th and early 13th centuries. Kashan potters experimented with painting designs under the glaze. Black, which remained stable during firing, was used under a clear or tinted glaze. Blue often ran, so they used blocks of colour that ran into themselves, as seen in the decoration on this dish. Fritware was also known as stone paste and quartz paste. It was developed by Middle Eastern potters as a response to the challenge posed by Chinese porcelain. Unlike high-fired Chinese porcelain, low-fired fritware was soft and porous, but like porcelain it was white all the way through and could be used to make convincing substitutes.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Fritware, decorated in underglaze Fritware Glazing
Fiziksel açıklama
White fritware dish, decorated in underglaze in blue and black with a design of flowers and reeds.
