Qalyan
1630-60 (made)
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Vase of fritware, with three short tubular openings. Painted wtih birds and flowers in underglaze blue with black outline, in imitation of Chinese decoration.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware, underglaze painted in blue and black |
| Brief description | Qalyan or water pipe base, fritware, with three openings on the shoulder, underglaze painted in blue and black with bird on a rock motifs; Iran, 1630-60. |
| Physical description | Vase of fritware, with three short tubular openings. Painted wtih birds and flowers in underglaze blue with black outline, in imitation of Chinese decoration. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Crowe, Yolande, Persia and China: Safavid Blue and White Ceramics in the Victoria & Albert Museum (1501-1738) (London : Thames and Hudson, 2002): cat. no. 269, p.165. |
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| Accession number | 880-1876 |
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| Record created | March 11, 2009 |
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