Jar
ca. 1575 (made)
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Pear-shaped jar with broad neck, painted in cobalt blue with high arching meanders, leaves and floral rosettes or lotus blossoms around body and neck, the painted design much influenced by early Ming dynasty blue and white wares.The cobalt has a greyish tone.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware, underglaze painted in cobalt blue, glaze. Blue probably misfired to grey. |
| Brief description | Jar, fritware, painted in underglaze blue with Chinese-style meandering lotus scrolls, Turkey, Iznik, ca. 1575 |
| Physical description | Pear-shaped jar with broad neck, painted in cobalt blue with high arching meanders, leaves and floral rosettes or lotus blossoms around body and neck, the painted design much influenced by early Ming dynasty blue and white wares.The cobalt has a greyish tone. |
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| Credit line | Salting Bequest |
| Object history | Initially acquired as Turkish (Anatolian), 17th century |
| Historical context | The design is influenced by Chinese late 15th century blue-and-white porcelain export wares, particularly in the design incorporating a high arching continuous, meandering scroll around central free-floating rosettes or lotus heads. |
| Bibliographic reference | Atasoy, Nurhan and Raby, Julian. Iznik: The pottery of Ottoman Turkey. London : Alexandria Press, 1989. pp. 239-241, Pl. 442 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.2039-1910 |
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| Record created | June 4, 2009 |
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