Bowl
18th century (made)
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Bowl of fritware, painted in cobalt blue under a clear glaze. The outer decoration is divided into two halves. Each has a central reserved-painted lozenge in the middle filled with a crane and clouds. One half has an imitation shou (longevity) character repeated around it and the other half displays a double garland of dotted flowers and leaves on either side of the lozenge. The inner rim band encloses a knotted scroll of leaves. The well has a central medallion containing a serrated leaf within a eight-pointed star panel in reserve. Imitation Chinese square mark in blue.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware with underglaze painting |
| Brief description | Bowl, fritware painted in underglaze blue, Iran, 18th century |
| Physical description | Bowl of fritware, painted in cobalt blue under a clear glaze. The outer decoration is divided into two halves. Each has a central reserved-painted lozenge in the middle filled with a crane and clouds. One half has an imitation shou (longevity) character repeated around it and the other half displays a double garland of dotted flowers and leaves on either side of the lozenge. The inner rim band encloses a knotted scroll of leaves. The well has a central medallion containing a serrated leaf within a eight-pointed star panel in reserve. Imitation Chinese square mark in blue. |
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| Accession number | 2861-1876 |
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| Record created | March 25, 2009 |
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