Dish
Dish
ca. 1616-1642 (made)
ca. 1616-1642 (made)
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The flowers in the well consist of two lotuses, three peonies, one chrysanthemum, The peony also alternates four times with four chrysanthemums in the open brackets round the centre. A continuous nine-lotus scroll with spiky leaves and the odd curly dot runs round the outer well.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Dish (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Heavy ceramic dish with reserve-paint. 2 blues and black. The glaze is blistered with black specks inside the base ring which has a hanging hole. |
| Brief description | Dish decorated with flowers in blue and black underglaze; Iran, 1616-1642 |
| Physical description | The flowers in the well consist of two lotuses, three peonies, one chrysanthemum, The peony also alternates four times with four chrysanthemums in the open brackets round the centre. A continuous nine-lotus scroll with spiky leaves and the odd curly dot runs round the outer well. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Y.Crowe: Persia and China, Safavid Blue and White Ceramics in the V & A.
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | 458-1878 |
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| Record created | February 28, 2008 |
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