Yazar
Unknown
Basım Tarihi
1600
Basım Yeri
Iran (made) -
Konu
Vase Flowers Lotus Peach
Tür
Diğer
Dil
Belirlenmemiş dil
Dijital
Evet
Yazma
Hayır
Fiziksel Boyutlar
Height: 8cm, Width: 42.5cm, Base width: 5.8cm
Kütüphane
Victoria and Albert Museum
Demirbaş Numarası
1006-1876
Kayıt Numarası
1006-1876
Lokasyon
Middle East Section
Tarih
1600
Notlar
Dish, fritware, painted in underglaze cobalt blue with a basket of flowers in a paneled border, Iran, 1600-40.
Tarihsel bağlam
From the last quarter of the 16th until mid 17th century Chinese dishes with petal panels were the common export wares. The striking effect of the new style of decoration made the design popular not only with the Persian potter but also across western Europe. The design originated in the Tang dynasty when the flattened petals of the lotus decorated Buddhist paintings, stone tiles and various artefacts. The outline was also used on Central Asian slip-painted wares and possibly Sultanabad dishes. The occasional late Yuan dish brings the design forward in time and as a single unit it is used in bands of panels on the shoulder or the base of 15th century Chinese ewers and vases. Plain dividers between the panels first appear on jars around 1500 and more often during the Jiajing rule. The panels are eventually enhanced with jewel symbols and flowers when used as a framing device on Kraak dishes. In addition to the regular demands of the Asian market, specific orders, first from the Portuguese then the Dutch, called for an increased production of large dishes and eventually new shapes. At this stage these striking bands of petal panels reappear and are copied with gusto by the Persian potter along with other Chinese ornaments. These panels vary in number but they are usually six or eight according to the size of the dish. Flowers, fruit, birds and sacred emblems are adopted as decorations and the simplified leafy peach motif becomes especially popular in both China and Persia. In the 17th century Persian potters reinterpret the human figures copied from Chinese models in a comic manner.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Earthenware, painted in 2 blues and black
Fiziksel açıklama
The extended brackets of the rim lead to eight panels and their dividers with knotted ribbons. Flower sprays and lotus leaf compositions alternate inside the panels. An eight-bracket Kraak frame surrounds the painting of a large vase containing three round flowers and leaves. The vase, itself a popular feature both in China and in Persia, has a decorated neck; a scroll and flower design covers half its body and a strange root system emerges from its base. This last feature imitates the roots found hanging from Chinese wicker baskets, but unknown to the Persian painter who paints a solid vase. Sprays of dots appear on one half of it and between the roots. Two near vertical rows of seven florets act as fillers on either side of the vase. The eight outer panels contain a leafy peach. The dish dips toward the centre.
Üslup
Safavid
