Vase
Regionfrom the area of
Kashan
(Iran)
Date1150–1299
Creation PlaceKashan, Iran
Mediumfritware with black and cobalt blue underglaze
Dimensions18.3 x 10.2 cm (7 3/16 x 4 in.)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Terms
Object number1959.7
DescriptionAlbarello. Three horizontal scrolled stems painted in black under a translucent turquoise-blue glaze, which almost covers the inside.Label TextPersian ceramics from the Seljuk and Ilkhanid periods exemplify the brilliant technical and decorative achievements of Islamic pottery. Around 1200, Persian ceramicists perfected methods of painting colored designs under colorless or turquoise transparent glazes. In additiion, the artisans of the famed pottery center, Kashan, adopted the technique of painting with metallic pigments over the fired glaze of their vessels; after the second firing ths produced on these pots the golden, lustrous effect of precious metalware.ProvenanceNasli M. Heeramaneck, NY
On View
Not on view
1300-1399
Chinese
early 15th century, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
