Dish
1635-65 (made)
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Dish of fritware, painted in rich blue under a clear glaze. In the centre, an elephant with howdah and riders, and a border of flowers and birds in arabesque compartments. Three imitation Chinese "tassel" marks in blue.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware, underglaze painted in blue |
| Brief description | Dish, fritware, underglaze painted in blue with an elephant and two riders in a howdah; Iran, 1635-65. |
| Physical description | Dish of fritware, painted in rich blue under a clear glaze. In the centre, an elephant with howdah and riders, and a border of flowers and birds in arabesque compartments. Three imitation Chinese "tassel" marks in blue. |
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| Gallery label | Dish.
Three imitation Chinese "tassel" marks in blue.
981-1886(1954) |
| Production | Register |
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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. 150, p. 118. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 981-1886 |
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| Record created | April 6, 2009 |
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