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

Bowl

1650-1700 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This is a small octagonal bowl composed of a stonepaste body which has been glazed and painted in blue and brown. Small bowls along with coffee cups became popular in the last quarter of the 17th century, decorated by Persian potters in the same imitation-Chinese style as larger dishes and bowls.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Fritware body glazed and decorated in blue and red
Brief description
Bowl, fritware, of octagonal section, underglaze painted in blue with a misfired red slip, covered in a clear glaze; Iran, 1650-1700.
Physical description
Glazed stonepaste octagonal bowl with imitation Chinese landscapes in blue and arabesques in brown.
Style
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
Imitation Chinese 'tassel' mark in blue (painting; paint)
Gallery label
Bowl. Imitation Chinese "tassel" mark in blue 865-1876.(1954-2005)
Historical context
Possibly following special orders from Europe, fashionable smaller bowls were painted in much the same manner as larger dishes and plates with lake scenes, scrolling leaves and birds in flight. Yet it is only by the last quarter of the 17th century that small bowls and coffee cups come into their own.
Summary
This is a small octagonal bowl composed of a stonepaste body which has been glazed and painted in blue and brown. Small bowls along with coffee cups became popular in the last quarter of the 17th century, decorated by Persian potters in the same imitation-Chinese style as larger dishes and bowls.
Collection
Accession number
865-1876

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Record createdApril 13, 2002
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