Vase
ca. 1575-80 (made)
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Jar, greyish fritware, pear-shaped body with a broad neck, painted in blue and covered with a clear glaze with Chinese Ming style meandering foliage with a central rosette.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware, underglaze painted in cobalt blue, glazed |
| Brief description | C; Jar, fritware, painted in underglaze blue with Chinese peony and lotus scrolls, Turkey (Iznik), ca. 1575-80. |
| Physical description | Jar, greyish fritware, pear-shaped body with a broad neck, painted in blue and covered with a clear glaze with Chinese Ming style meandering foliage with a central rosette. |
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| Object history | Bought from Durlacher Bros., 142 New Bond Street, London, and in 1939 catalogued as 'first half of the 16th century' and in 1954 'middle of 16th century'. |
| Production | Iznik publication date |
| Bibliographic reference | Atasoy, Nurhan and Raby, Julian. Iznik: The pottery of Ottoman Turkey. London : Alexandria Press, 1989. pp. 240-1, Pl. 452 |
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| Accession number | 627-1902 |
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| Record created | June 4, 2009 |
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