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

Plate

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

Plate of fritware, painted in blue and black under a clear glaze. Inside, a band of continuous S-stems with two kinds of florets covers the flange. The well and part of the centre are filled with eight almost round panels, which contain alternating fans with ribbons and leafy flowers; brackets with lotus finials and hanging jewels link them together. A double circle surrounds the centre. A hatted figure holding a bottle and with one bare leg, sits on a mound under a pine tree in front of a table with a small flask, approaching by another figure with bare head. He appears to be presenting a bag or bowl. Six S-stems with central floret and leafy finials are neatly spaced round the outer flange with crossed leaves as dividers. On the outer well two pairs of simplified double stems with sketchy leaves are divided by more crossed leaves and a clump of grass. Imitation Chinese square mark in black


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Fritware with underglaze painting
Brief description
Plate, fritware painted in underglaze blue and black, Iran, 16th century
Physical description
Plate of fritware, painted in blue and black under a clear glaze. Inside, a band of continuous S-stems with two kinds of florets covers the flange. The well and part of the centre are filled with eight almost round panels, which contain alternating fans with ribbons and leafy flowers; brackets with lotus finials and hanging jewels link them together. A double circle surrounds the centre. A hatted figure holding a bottle and with one bare leg, sits on a mound under a pine tree in front of a table with a small flask, approaching by another figure with bare head. He appears to be presenting a bag or bowl. Six S-stems with central floret and leafy finials are neatly spaced round the outer flange with crossed leaves as dividers. On the outer well two pairs of simplified double stems with sketchy leaves are divided by more crossed leaves and a clump of grass. Imitation Chinese square mark in black
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 28.6cm
Style
Production
Register
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
2796-1876

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Record createdMarch 24, 2009
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