Fritware

Flask, fritware, of flattened circular form, raised on a tall round footring, the neck is missing, as are the handles indicated by the base of one lug and an unglazed patch on the upper shoulder,underglaze-painted in blue, the circular panels depicting a single bird perched on a flower spray, one of three each with blossoms resembling stylized lotus flowers, within a border of nasta'liq script with poetic inscription incorporating a dated 930 AH/1523-4 AD. The panel on each side is decorated with three ogee-shaped medallions with... [Lire la suite]

Dish, fritware, painted in underglaze cobalt blue with s scholar in a landscape, Iran, 1600-1640. Victoria & Albert museum © V&A Images Large dish, fritware, painted with an imitation-Chinese composition including a seated figure in underglaze cobalt blue. By the 1620s, Iranian potters were producing convincing copies of the Chinese porcelain imports flooding into Iran since the 1580s. The challenge was to produce well-painted Kraak-style designs on thinly walled vessels.The panelled border around the rim is almost... [Lire la suite]

Bottle, fritware, painted in underglaze cobalt blue with scholar on a horse, Iran, 1640-1665. Height: 35.3 cm, Diameter: 16.9 cm. Victoria & Albert museum. © V&A Images Bottle with a straight and plain top. The neck has a trellis design at the top and as it moves down to the main body of the bottle there is a lotus decoration with leaves. Two separate scenes are depicted on the body of the bottle. One showing a pagoda and some huts set against some mountains - this image is reflected. The second scene showing a rider... [Lire la suite]

Bowl. Iznik, Turkey, ca. 1510. Fritware, underglaze painted in cobalt blue, glazed. Height: 23.3 cm, Diameter: 43.2 cm. Salting Bequest. Museum number: C.1981-1910 © V&A Images. Footed bowl, fritware with polychrome underglaze painting, copying a metal prototype with the blue and white colour scheme of Chinese porcelain but with entirely Islamic motifs. The outside is decorated with Chinese clouds and leafy scrolls on a large scale; the interior is organised around a six-pointed... [Lire la suite]

Dish, fritware, underglaze painted in cobalt blue with vine scroll in Chinese style, Uzbekistan (probably Samarqand), 1400-1450. Diameter: 38.5 cm, Height: 6.4 cm. C.206-1984. © V&A Images. Dish, fritware, with flat rim, underglaze painted in cobalt blue under a thick, uneven green-tinged glaze. The decorative scheme after Chinese Yuan and early Ming dynasty originals: the central motif depicting a scholar's rock enclosed by a scrolling vine, possibly convolvulus, with borders of continuous flowering scrolls. Middle... [Lire la suite]

Dish, fritware, underglaze-painted in greenish-black with three ducks on a pond within a stylized wave and rock border, Iran, Mashhad, 1450-1475. Diameter: 34.9 cm. 911-1903. Victoria & Albert Museum © V&A Images  Dish, fritware, with flat rim and narrow foot, covered with a white slip, underglaze-painted in a dark olive-green, a chromium oxide colourant, depicting three ducks among water-plants in a pond, two borders around the rim, one with a stylized water weed border and the other with panels of... [Lire la suite]

Vase. Iran, second half of the 17th century. Fritware, overglaze luster-painted, 4 3/16 x 4 3/16 in. (10.6 x 10.6 cm). The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky (M.73.5.193). Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)

Pitcher. Iran, late 12th century. Fritware, overglaze luster-painted, 8 1/2 x 5 in. (21.59 x 12.7 cm). The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky (M.73.5.361).  Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)

Plate. Northwestern Iran, probably Kubachi, 17th century. Fritware, underglaze painted, 2 1/2 x 13 3/8 in. (6.35 x 33.97 cm). The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky (M.73.5.244). Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)

Pouring vessel. Iran, second half 17th century. Fritware, underglaze painted, 5 9/16 x 5 15/16 x 11 13/16 in. (14.1 x 15.06 x 30.0 cm). Shinji Shumeikai Acquisition Fund (AC1998.2.1). Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)