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Dish (generic title)

Title	Dish (generic title)
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1600
Publication Place	Iran (made) -
Subject	Tubes Squares Rock Birds Trees Plants
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Height: 8.9cm, Width: 50.8cm, Base ring width: 28.4cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	243-1884
Record ID	243-1884
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1600
Notes	Dish, fritware, painted in cobalt blue with birds on rocks in imitation of a Chinese Kraak ware design, Iran, 1600-40.
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	Fritware painted in 2 blues and black Fritware Painting
Fiziksel açıklama	The extended nine brackets of the rim lead to nine petal panels filled with tubes, squares, tassels and ribbons. The dividers are narrower than usual perhaps to allow more space for nine panels on the flange and well. A nine-bracket Kraak frame surrounds a haphazard composition of pine trees, striped and dotted rocks, three long-legged birds and fantastic plants. The outer flange and well are covered with nine panels enclosing a cloud shape with three finials. The dividers contain the usual comma motif. The centre could have been painted by a different hand as the design reveals a clumsy use of cobalt.
Üslup	Safavid

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Dish (generic title)

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1600

Publication Place Iran (made) -

Subject Tubes Squares Rock Birds Trees Plants

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Height: 8.9cm, Width: 50.8cm, Base ring width: 28.4cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 243-1884

Record ID 243-1884

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1600

Notes Dish, fritware, painted in cobalt blue with birds on rocks in imitation of a Chinese Kraak ware design, Iran, 1600-40.

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 Fritware painted in 2 blues and black Fritware Painting

Fiziksel açıklama The extended nine brackets of the rim lead to nine petal panels filled with tubes, squares, tassels and ribbons. The dividers are narrower than usual perhaps to allow more space for nine panels on the flange and well. A nine-bracket Kraak frame surrounds a haphazard composition of pine trees, striped and dotted rocks, three long-legged birds and fantastic plants. The outer flange and well are covered with nine panels enclosing a cloud shape with three finials. The dividers contain the usual comma motif. The centre could have been painted by a different hand as the design reveals a clumsy use of cobalt.

Üslup Safavid