Yazar
Unknown
Basım Yeri
Iran (made) -
Konu
Rhinoceros
Tür
Diğer
Dil
Belirlenmemiş dil
Dijital
Evet
Yazma
Hayır
Fiziksel Boyutlar
Diameter: 20.7cm, Height: 7cm
Kütüphane
Victoria and Albert Museum
Demirbaş Numarası
C.282-1938
Kayıt Numarası
C.282-1938
Lokasyon
Middle East Section
Notlar
Fritware, also called stone paste and quartz paste, was developed by Middle Eastern potters as a response to the challenge posed by Chinese porcelain. In the 12th and early 13th centuries, fritware was used in Kashan and other centres in Iran to produce fine wares decorated in an astonishing range of styles. In one of these styles, the potters of Kashan used black slip to create designs. They applied the slip, then cut it away to reveal the design silhouetted in black against the white body. The rhinoceros appears in the Persian national epic, The Book of Kings, where it engages in combat with the hero Gushtasp.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Fritware with underglaze decoration Fritware Firing Glazing
Fiziksel açıklama
Bowl decorated with black slip under the glaze to form a black border and the silhouette of a rhinoceros in the centre.
Üretim
The production of silhouette ware developed during the 12th century across the Islamic world, with the adoption of the frit body and new techniques of decoration using a heavy black brush stroke laid directly onto the white paste.