Bowl
1625-50 (made)
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Fritware bowl, in high quality painting. A phoenix or simurgh flies towards a flowery Kraak branch springing from the side of a hillock on which stand three deer. The central one is spotted. Above two large birds fly over a treble balustrade with three lotus finials. A double-stemmed tree with bare branches leads to three small birds frolicking in front of a double-stemmed pine tree under a moon and clouds. And finally three more deer prance on a rock with a large central double peach composition and a minimal balustrade in the background. The inner rim band consists of a series of stylised cash motifs. The well is plain. The central roundel repeats the outer scene with three deer, a balustrade, a flowery kraak stem, two birds in flight, cloud and rock formations with a cascade added to the right. Painted in blue and outlined with black under a clear glaze. Imitation Chinese square mark in black.
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Materials and techniques | Fritware with underglaze painting in blue and black |
Brief description | Bowl, fritware painted in underglaze blue and black with deer in a landscape incorporating phoenix after a Chinese original; Iran, 1625-50. |
Physical description | Fritware bowl, in high quality painting. A phoenix or simurgh flies towards a flowery Kraak branch springing from the side of a hillock on which stand three deer. The central one is spotted. Above two large birds fly over a treble balustrade with three lotus finials. A double-stemmed tree with bare branches leads to three small birds frolicking in front of a double-stemmed pine tree under a moon and clouds. And finally three more deer prance on a rock with a large central double peach composition and a minimal balustrade in the background. The inner rim band consists of a series of stylised cash motifs. The well is plain. The central roundel repeats the outer scene with three deer, a balustrade, a flowery kraak stem, two birds in flight, cloud and rock formations with a cascade added to the right. Painted in blue and outlined with black under a clear glaze. Imitation Chinese square mark in black. |
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Bibliographic reference | Crowe, Yolande. Persia and China: Safavid blue and white ceramics in the Victoria & Albert Museum 1501-1738. London: Thames and Hudson, 2002, cat. 74, p. 83. |
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Accession number | 2902-1876 |
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Record created | March 26, 2009 |
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