Yazar
Unknown
Basım Tarihi
1550
Basım Yeri
Iran (made) -
Konu
Ribbons Tassel Flowers Bird Figure Rocks Trees Bottle Bowl
Tür
Diğer
Dil
Belirlenmemiş dil
Dijital
Evet
Yazma
Hayır
Fiziksel Boyutlar
Height: 8.1cm, Width: 47cm, Base width: 26cm
Kütüphane
Victoria and Albert Museum
Demirbaş Numarası
1003-1876
Kayıt Numarası
1003-1876
Lokasyon
Middle East Section
Tarih
1550
Notlar
Cer, Iran, Safavid (1550-1642), fritware painted in two light blues
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
White earthenware, painted in two light blues
Fiziksel açıklama
The extended brackets of the rim indicate the width of both panels and dividers. The eight panels are filled with four alternating designs: two tassels and a case with ribbons, two large leafy flowers with rock and T-mark, a double tassel with flower and ribbons and a bird with flowers. The open-ended dividers have flower or scroll panels at the top and knotted ribbons below them. An eight-bracket Kraak frame surrounds a busy composition: a seated figure in front of a screen wears a ruff and hat; his legs are stretched out and he plays an udh . To the left and by a balustrade a bareheaded attendant stands at attention holding a large bowl containing a full bottle against a background of three hollow rocks and a barren tree. The outer flange is divided into thirteen panels with sketchily drawn crossed jewels. Three double flowery stems spring from a thick base line. Potter's concentric circles are visible inside the base ring.
Üslup
Safavid
