Plate
17th century (made)
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Plate of fritware, with fluted cavetto and flanged rim. In the centre, painted in underglaze blue with three figures in a landscape, one seated and two standing, a large bird possibly a peacock perched on a pine tree, surrounded by a bracketed frame of diaperwork. Imitation Chinese "tassel" mark in blue.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware painted in underglaze blue |
| Brief description | Plate, fritware painted in underglaze blue, Iran, 17th century |
| Physical description | Plate of fritware, with fluted cavetto and flanged rim. In the centre, painted in underglaze blue with three figures in a landscape, one seated and two standing, a large bird possibly a peacock perched on a pine tree, surrounded by a bracketed frame of diaperwork. Imitation Chinese "tassel" mark in blue. |
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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. no. 42, p. 69. |
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| Accession number | 1000-1883 |
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| Record created | April 1, 2009 |
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