Vase
1635-1665 (made)
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The production of multi-neck vases for cut flowers appears to decrease at the end of the rule of Shah Abbas II (1642-1666). This period is characterized by a renewed vigour in the painting, which combines foreign elements in the design borrowed from Chinese Transitional wares, with a uniquily Iranian form.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware, underglaze painted in blue and black |
| Brief description | Multi-necked vase, fritware, of high shouldered baluster shape, underglaze painted in blue and black with seated figures drinking from glass flasks in a landscape, with in Chinese style borders; Iran, 1635-65. |
| Physical description | Ceramic vase painted in two blues and black The main neck is missing and the flattened flange of the three smaller ones are badly chipped. One the body two seated figures are separated by two large Kraak lotus sprays and bamboo trees. The seated figure with a bare leg holds a bottle. His head bearing a white cap is set against a large halo looking more like a Kraak cloud. Two bamboo trees, one with a bird, frame the figure.Linked lappets are painted above a reserve-painted scroll on the tapering body towards the base of the vase. The three smaller necks are separated by three four-lobed panels enclosing reserve-painted birds in flight amidst small clouds. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Marks and inscriptions | Imitation Chinese square mark in black (1) Makers's mark; on base; painting; paint) |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | The production of multi-neck vases for cut flowers appears to decrease at the end of the rule of Shah Abbas II (1642-1666). This period is characterized by a renewed vigour in the painting, which combines foreign elements in the design borrowed from Chinese Transitional wares, with a uniquily Iranian form. |
| Associated object | 457-1874 (Design) |
| 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. 266, p.163. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 874-1876 |
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| Record created | April 13, 2002 |
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