Yazar
Unknown
Basım Tarihi
1180
Basım Yeri
Iran (made) -
Konu
Ceramics Lustre Ware Islam
Tür
Diğer
Dil
Belirlenmemiş dil
Dijital
Evet
Yazma
Hayır
Fiziksel Boyutlar
Diameter: 24cm, Height: 6.5cm
Kütüphane
Victoria and Albert Museum
Demirbaş Numarası
C.163-1977
Kayıt Numarası
C.163-1977
Lokasyon
Middle East Section
Tarih
1180
Notlar
A round-faced figure raises a toast to his companion in the charming scene at the centre of this dish. Such compositions were common at the time it was made. They reflect a culture of sociable gatherings that we can only reconstruct at a distance The decoration shows how Iranian potters used lustre only for outlines, details and backgrounds. The main motifs were left in white against a lustre ground. The technique of lustre decoration on ceramics was first developed in Iraq in the 9th century. About 1170, the lustre technique was taken from Syria to the city of Kashan in Iran, where this piece was made. With this technique potters first made a glazed vessel or tile with little or no decoration in the normal way. When the piece had cooled, they painted a design over the glaze in metallic compounds. The pot or tile was then fired again, this time with a restricted supply of oxygen. In these conditions, the metallic compounds broke down, and a thin deposit of copper or silver was left on the surface of the glaze. When polished, this surface layer reflected the light.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Fritware with lustre decoration Fritware Lustre-Painted
Fiziksel açıklama
Fritware dish decorated in lustre, with a pair of seated figures raising a toast to another on either side of a small tree in which sit two birds; the dish has a double border with bands of inscriptions in cursive script.
Üretim
Probably Kashan
Üslup
Seljuk
