Vase
17th century (made)
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Multi necked vase in 2 blues. The almost straight main neck is decorated with two neatly petaled flowers and pointed leaves with lower jewelled lotuses as dividers. The rims of the four smaller necks are lobed in the shape of an eight-pointed star with eight ridges down to their base. The broad shoulder between them is filled with panels of crosses and lozenges. A continuous design of earlier Kraak motifs runs round the body with a horizontal flower spray, three small birds in flight, an upright flower spray, a bee, a duck. Tufts of grass hang from the shoulder and striped mounds mark the base line.
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Materials and techniques | Fritware |
Brief description | ISL, NP, 16/17 |
Physical description | Multi necked vase in 2 blues. The almost straight main neck is decorated with two neatly petaled flowers and pointed leaves with lower jewelled lotuses as dividers. The rims of the four smaller necks are lobed in the shape of an eight-pointed star with eight ridges down to their base. The broad shoulder between them is filled with panels of crosses and lozenges. A continuous design of earlier Kraak motifs runs round the body with a horizontal flower spray, three small birds in flight, an upright flower spray, a bee, a duck. Tufts of grass hang from the shoulder and striped mounds mark the base line. |
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Bibliographic reference | Crowe, Yolande, Persia and China: Safavid Blue and White Ceramics in the Victoria & Albert Museum (1501-1738) (London : Thames and Hudson, 2002): cat. no. 388, p.222. |
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Accession number | 192-1884 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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