Dish
16th Century (made)
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The dish is reserve-painted with flange scrolling and stylised scrolling flowers amidst veined leaves. The centre is busy with a qilin or perhaps a lion with tufted tail. It appears to be balancing itself on a composite lotus spray with flaming leaves and clouds as fillers. Three S-stems with a central leafy peach decorate the outer well. Two small crossed leaves fill the intervals. Two sketchy waves mark the base ring.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Ceramic, reserve-painted, 2 blues and black |
| Brief description | C, Dish, fritware painted in underglaze blue and black, Iran, 17th century, Ceramic; Middle East |
| Physical description | The dish is reserve-painted with flange scrolling and stylised scrolling flowers amidst veined leaves. The centre is busy with a qilin or perhaps a lion with tufted tail. It appears to be balancing itself on a composite lotus spray with flaming leaves and clouds as fillers. Three S-stems with a central leafy peach decorate the outer well. Two small crossed leaves fill the intervals. Two sketchy waves mark the base ring. |
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| Historical context | The appearance of the peach theme on the outer well may indicate a slightly later dating for the dish. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Y. Crowe: Persia and China, Safavid Blue and White Ceramis in the V & A Museum, 1501-1738
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| Accession number | 1004-1876 |
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| Record created | March 6, 2008 |
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