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Bowl

1845 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl of glazed earthenware, painted inside and out with groups of Persian figures, flowers, birds and insects, in imitation of Chinese design. The bottom of the inside is painted with the Lion and the Sun of Perisa. Signed on the base by Ali Akbar Shirazi, and dated 1262 A.H. (A.D. 1845).

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Fritware, glazed and painted
Brief description
Bowl, glazed earthenware with painted decoration, Iran (Shiraz), dated 1252 A.H. (A.D. 1836)
Physical description
Bowl of glazed earthenware, painted inside and out with groups of Persian figures, flowers, birds and insects, in imitation of Chinese design. The bottom of the inside is painted with the Lion and the Sun of Perisa. Signed on the base by Ali Akbar Shirazi, and dated 1262 A.H. (A.D. 1845).
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.7cm
  • Diameter: 31.1cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
(1262 AH is equivalent to 1845 AD)
Translation
'Made by the most humble Ali Akbar Shirazi, 1262'
Credit line
Given by H.E. the Sani-ed-Dowleh
Production
Inventory record
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Oliver Watson, "Almost Hilariously Bad: Iranian Pottery in the Nineteenth Century", in Islamic Art in the Nineteenth Century: Tradition, Innovation and Eclecticism, ed. Doris Behrens-Abouseif and Stephen Vernoit (Leiden: Brill, 2006), pp.333-362
  • Moya Carey, Persian Art. Collecting the Arts of Iran for the V&A, London, 2017, p.132.
Collection
Accession number
632-1878

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Record createdMarch 30, 2009
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