Bowl
1630-60 (made)
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The dragon on this sides of this bowl and and on the interior is loosely based on Chinese dragons. However, the dense background of a leaf within a scroll was invented by Iranian potters. The overall design is an Iranian interpretation of Chinese designs.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware, underglaze painted in blue |
| Brief description | Bowl, fritware,underglaze painted in blue with dragons amid cloud scrolls; Iran, 1630-60. |
| Physical description | A segmented dragon with a bristling mane, wings and four legs prances to the left on one half of the outside of the bowl, amidst flames and three brocaded balls. A second and identical dragon also prances to the left on the other sidee, on a bed of scrolling leaves. Scrolling leaves and nine florets fill the innter rim band. The well is plain. A similar but more compressed dragon on a ground of scrolling leaves fills the centre. |
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| Summary | The dragon on this sides of this bowl and and on the interior is loosely based on Chinese dragons. However, the dense background of a leaf within a scroll was invented by Iranian potters. The overall design is an Iranian interpretation of Chinese designs. |
| 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. 216, p. 142. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 2915-1876 |
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| Record created | June 18, 2009 |
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