Dish
17th century (made)
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This piece is an example of the striking effects Iranian potters could create with glazes of a single colour. Many of these wares have moulded or carved decoration, such as the design incised in the centre of this blue dish.
In the 16th century, ceramic production in Iran was on a modest scale. When the capital moved to Isfahan around 1600, the production of luxury dishes and wall tiles in a wide variety of styles and techniques rapidly increased. There does not appear to have been a particular centre of production. The techniques included underglaze painting, coloured glazes and lustre.
In the 16th century, ceramic production in Iran was on a modest scale. When the capital moved to Isfahan around 1600, the production of luxury dishes and wall tiles in a wide variety of styles and techniques rapidly increased. There does not appear to have been a particular centre of production. The techniques included underglaze painting, coloured glazes and lustre.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware under slip with carved decoration |
| Brief description | Large blue dish with vegetal design incised in white, Iran, 17th century. |
| Physical description | Large blue dish with vegetal design (much like grass), incised in white, with a mark imitating a Chinese character in blue. |
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| Gallery label | Jameel Gallery
Safavid Ceramics and Colour
Safavid potters created brilliantly coloured ceramics. The effect was often achieved with
glazes of a single colour. Many of these wares have moulded or carved decoration. The most unusual appears on bottles made in the 17th century, which bear scenes of people and animals.
A second technique used coloured slips, or liquid clay, under the glaze. Potters sometimes carved the slip away to reveal the white body beneath. In other cases, they added designs in white and other slips.
4-5 Blue Dishes
Iran
1600-1700
Fritware under slip with carved decoration
Museum no. 1288, 2813-1876(Jameel Gallery) |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | This piece is an example of the striking effects Iranian potters could create with glazes of a single colour. Many of these wares have moulded or carved decoration, such as the design incised in the centre of this blue dish. In the 16th century, ceramic production in Iran was on a modest scale. When the capital moved to Isfahan around 1600, the production of luxury dishes and wall tiles in a wide variety of styles and techniques rapidly increased. There does not appear to have been a particular centre of production. The techniques included underglaze painting, coloured glazes and lustre. |
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| Accession number | 2813-1876 |
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| Record created | November 27, 2003 |
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