Bottle
1630-60 (made)
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Bottle of fritware, painted in cobalt blue and outlined in black under a clear glaze. Two elongated floral sprays with long crossed leaves decorate the tall neck which ends in a small vase shape. A band of reciprocal leaves sits on the shoulder above a band of linked ruyi heads. Five large palmettes perhaps recalling some heraldic design, decorate the body. Each contains an artemesia leaf, a pair of tassels and ribbons, and a ruyi head. Pairs of triangular ruyi heads and their finials fill the intervals. Overlapping round panels line the lower part of the tall bottle. There is a tendency for the cobalt to run, the glaze falls short of the foot ring and there is no mark.
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Materials and techniques | Fritware, underglaze painted in blue |
Brief description | Bottle, fritware, with knopped neck, painted in underglaze blue and black, with Kraak-style panels; Iran, 1630-60. |
Physical description | Bottle of fritware, painted in cobalt blue and outlined in black under a clear glaze. Two elongated floral sprays with long crossed leaves decorate the tall neck which ends in a small vase shape. A band of reciprocal leaves sits on the shoulder above a band of linked ruyi heads. Five large palmettes perhaps recalling some heraldic design, decorate the body. Each contains an artemesia leaf, a pair of tassels and ribbons, and a ruyi head. Pairs of triangular ruyi heads and their finials fill the intervals. Overlapping round panels line the lower part of the tall bottle. There is a tendency for the cobalt to run, the glaze falls short of the foot ring and there is no mark. |
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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. 87, p. 89. |
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Accession number | 2497-1876 |
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Record created | March 23, 2009 |
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