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Bottle

Title	Bottle
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1642
Publication Place	Iran (made) -
Subject	Man Turbans Shotguns Flowers (Plants) Branches (Tree) Leaves
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Height: 37.5cm, Width: 21.1cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	2500-1876
Record ID	2500-1876
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1642
Notes	Ceramic, Bottle, depicting a hunting scene painted in blue and black; Iran, made 1642-1666
Sample Text	Note The base ring has been worn down but there are no marks.
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	A bottle depicting a hunting scene painted in blue and black. The small vase-head shows birds in flight among clouds. The main body of the bottle shows a gunman wearing (possibly) a turban and short sleeves, down on one knee pointing his rifle at 1 o'clock. The space around the gunman is covered with vegetal and floral designs.
Üslup	Safavid

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Bottle

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1642

Publication Place Iran (made) -

Subject Man Turbans Shotguns Flowers (Plants) Branches (Tree) Leaves

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Height: 37.5cm, Width: 21.1cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 2500-1876

Record ID 2500-1876

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1642

Notes Ceramic, Bottle, depicting a hunting scene painted in blue and black; Iran, made 1642-1666

Sample Text Note The base ring has been worn down but there are no marks.

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 A bottle depicting a hunting scene painted in blue and black. The small vase-head shows birds in flight among clouds. The main body of the bottle shows a gunman wearing (possibly) a turban and short sleeves, down on one knee pointing his rifle at 1 o'clock. The space around the gunman is covered with vegetal and floral designs.

Üslup Safavid