Dish
17th century (made)
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stonepaste painted in underglaze blue with a square imitation Chinese mark in blue. It has a lightly bracked upturned rim. Both flange and well are possibly incised with a series of contiguous lappels. A lobed Kraak frame encloses the centre. A half of a vase has been painted on the right with a profuse flowering branch and roots stretching out from the left towards a series of rounded mounds with hatching and two T-marks. The rim of the vase is striped and the body is reserve-painted with a bird in flight amidst clouds. The outside is plain except for a reserved band of seven reciprocal half-flowers and s-scrolls above the base ring.
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Materials and techniques | Underglaze-painted fritware |
Brief description | stonepaste dish painted in underglaze blue with a square imitation Chinese mark in blue, Iran, 17th century |
Physical description | stonepaste painted in underglaze blue with a square imitation Chinese mark in blue. It has a lightly bracked upturned rim. Both flange and well are possibly incised with a series of contiguous lappels. A lobed Kraak frame encloses the centre. A half of a vase has been painted on the right with a profuse flowering branch and roots stretching out from the left towards a series of rounded mounds with hatching and two T-marks. The rim of the vase is striped and the body is reserve-painted with a bird in flight amidst clouds. The outside is plain except for a reserved band of seven reciprocal half-flowers and s-scrolls above the base ring. |
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Bibliographic reference | Lane, Arthur. Later Islamic Pottery. London: Faber and Faber, 1957. 133p., ill. Pages 73, 98, 99, plate 79B |
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Accession number | 1151-1876 |
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Record created | November 19, 2003 |
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