Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1650
Publication Place
Kerman (made) Iran -
Subject
Landscapes Flowers Animals
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Height: 30.5cm, Diameter: 20cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
420-1878
Record ID
420-1878
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1650
Notes
This ceramic vessel is a âkalianâ or base for a water-pipe used in the newly introduced practice of smoking tobacco. It held the water through which the smoke was drawn in order to cool it using a long flexible tube connected to a container through two holes. They are also known as a hookah, huqqa, qalian, qalyan, qaliyan, narghile, shisha, and a hubble-bubble. The decoration combines two types of ornament and aesthetics. The blue-and-white decoration was inspired by Chinese models, which had been popular in Iran since the 14th century. Production rose sharply in the 17th century, when Chinese wares were temporarily unavailable. The red- and green coloured slip represents an Islamic technique and design, completely non-Chinese in inspiration. The deer painted in red unites the two styles.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Fritware, painted in green and red slip and underglaze blue Fritware
Fiziksel açıklama
Kalian, or hookah base, decorated around the body with blue landscapes and deer, contrasting with slip-painted half-palmette panels of green and red carnation sprays and red deer
Üretim
"Kirman Polychrome"
Üslup
Safavid
