Bowl
1200-1220 (made)
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This bowl is made of fritware. Fritware, also called stone paste and quartz paste, was developed by Middle Eastern potters as a response to the challenge posed by Chinese porcelain. In the 12th and early 13th centuries, potters in Kashan and other centres in Iran used fritware to produce fine ceramics decorated in an astonishing range of styles.
During this period, Kashan potters experimented with painting designs under the glaze. They used black, which remained stable during firing, under a clear or tinted glaze. Here, the potter has used it on the bowl's exterior and interior to create a design like flowing reeds.
During this period, Kashan potters experimented with painting designs under the glaze. They used black, which remained stable during firing, under a clear or tinted glaze. Here, the potter has used it on the bowl's exterior and interior to create a design like flowing reeds.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware, painted under the glaze |
| Brief description | Bowl painted under the glaze with reed design, Iran (probably Kashan), 1200-1220. |
| Physical description | Fritware painted under the glaze in black with a design of flowing reeds. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr Vernon Wethered |
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| Summary | This bowl is made of fritware. Fritware, also called stone paste and quartz paste, was developed by Middle Eastern potters as a response to the challenge posed by Chinese porcelain. In the 12th and early 13th centuries, potters in Kashan and other centres in Iran used fritware to produce fine ceramics decorated in an astonishing range of styles. During this period, Kashan potters experimented with painting designs under the glaze. They used black, which remained stable during firing, under a clear or tinted glaze. Here, the potter has used it on the bowl's exterior and interior to create a design like flowing reeds. |
| Bibliographic reference | Lane, Arthur. Early Islamic Pottery. London: Faber and Faber, 1947. 52p., ill. p. 45, plate 86 |
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| Accession number | C.721-1909 |
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| Record created | November 18, 2003 |
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