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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Dish

1600-1650 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dish of buff-coloured fritware, 'Kubachi' type, underglaze-painted in red, blue, green and yellow on white slip. At the centre are two plants with prunus and lotus-style flowers. Around the rim runs a similar scroll of flowers and leaves.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Fritware with underglaze decoration and painted over white slip
Brief description
Dish, fritware with underglaze decoration, depicting flowering plants and scrolls, 'Kubachi' ware, Isfahan, Iran, 1600-1650
Physical description
Dish of buff-coloured fritware, 'Kubachi' type, underglaze-painted in red, blue, green and yellow on white slip. At the centre are two plants with prunus and lotus-style flowers. Around the rim runs a similar scroll of flowers and leaves.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 34.6cm
Styles
Object history
Brought from Daghestan.
Production
register
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
920-1904

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Record createdMarch 23, 2009
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