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

Plate

16th century or 17th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate of fritware, painted in cobalt blue under a clear glaze. The large flange is filled with a band of scrolling foliage and six florets. The well is plain. A seated robed figure appears to hold a long-necked bottle. His legs are bare and a halo frames his hatted head. A pine tree rises by his side into a group of clouds with dotted bands and flattened flowers. Rocks with spiky grass and a spray of dots hang from the left and odd stripes with one T-growth fill the gaps between small mounds on the ground. Two large spots hang in mid air. The outside is divided into eight panels with dotted crosses. Imitation Chinese "tassel" mark in blue.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Fritware painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Plate, fritware painted in underglaze blue, Iran, 16th or 17th century
Physical description
Plate of fritware, painted in cobalt blue under a clear glaze. The large flange is filled with a band of scrolling foliage and six florets. The well is plain. A seated robed figure appears to hold a long-necked bottle. His legs are bare and a halo frames his hatted head. A pine tree rises by his side into a group of clouds with dotted bands and flattened flowers. Rocks with spiky grass and a spray of dots hang from the left and odd stripes with one T-growth fill the gaps between small mounds on the ground. Two large spots hang in mid air. The outside is divided into eight panels with dotted crosses. Imitation Chinese "tassel" mark in blue.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 23.2cm
Style
Production
Register
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
2712-1876

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Record createdMarch 24, 2009
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