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

Basin

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

Basin of fritware, painted in blue and black under a clear glaze. A double line marks the outer rim. The four bracketed panels enclose ribbons with either a pair of scrolls or an artemisia leaf. Double ribbons hang from ruyi heads and act as dividers. The outer decoration is repeated inside the well with more discreet flowers and leaves in panels touching the line round the centre. A bird perched on rocks with leaves is overlooked by a flying insect. The mark inside the base ring is a minuscule A.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Fritware with underglaze painting
Brief description
Basin, fritware painted in underglaze blue and black, Iran, 17th century
Physical description
Basin of fritware, painted in blue and black under a clear glaze. A double line marks the outer rim. The four bracketed panels enclose ribbons with either a pair of scrolls or an artemisia leaf. Double ribbons hang from ruyi heads and act as dividers. The outer decoration is repeated inside the well with more discreet flowers and leaves in panels touching the line round the centre. A bird perched on rocks with leaves is overlooked by a flying insect. The mark inside the base ring is a minuscule A.
Dimensions
  • Height: 10cm
  • Diameter: 10cm
  • Base diameter: 7.2cm
Production
Register
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
2830-1876

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Record createdMarch 25, 2009
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