Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1450
Publication Place
Iran (made) Mashhad -
Subject
Ducks Plant Foliage Stem Spiral
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Diameter: 34.9cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
911-1903
Record ID
911-1903
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1450
Notes
Mashhad was an important holy city with a shrine built to commemorate Imam Reza, a descendent of the prophet Mohammed, attracting thousands of pilgrims each year. Under Shah Rukh it became a major Timurid capital. A pottery workshop must have been established there by the 1440s, as an unusual pot, perhaps a sprinkler or ewer, the decoration maybe the cannabis plant, is inscribed with the date AH848(AD1444/5) and a poetic verse incorporating the word 'Mashhad'. The pot, a "souvenir" bought by a pilgrim, is in the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh. Petrographic analysis (the study of the geological particles in the body) of this vessel and a dish in the Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, similar to the V&A dish, but painted with three asters having an inscription and dated AH878 (AD1473/4), provide confirmation of the types of wares produced in Mashhad. Dishes have a narrow footrim, and the distinctive rim border pattern. The designs are probably based on local luxury wares produced at Nishapur, rather than direct imitations of Chinese porcelain. The wares from this workshop are rare.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Buff-coloured fritware, underglaze-painted in olive-green against white slip, clear glaze Fritware Glaze Slip Glazed Painted
Fiziksel açıklama
Dish, fritware, with flat rim and narrow foot, covered with a white slip, underglaze-painted in a dark olive-green, a chromium oxide colourant, depicting three ducks among water-plants in a pond, two borders around the rim, one with a stylized water weed border and the other with panels of stripes and scrolls loosely imitating Chinese wave borders.
Üretim
register, Golombek, et al.
Üslup
Timurid
