Bowl with a Bird in the Foliage
Regionfrom the area of
Kashan
(Iran)
Date1300-1399
Creation PlaceKashan, Iran
MediumFritware with gray, blue, and black underglaze
Dimensions14 x 26.6 cm (5 1/2 x 10 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Terms
Object number1913.74
DescriptionCrane and sprays on a gray ground inside. Outside: white and brown vertical stripes. Deep bowl with foot and flat top edge. Flaring side, flattened rim, raised on foot. No marks.Label TextCommercial excavators in the 20th century thought all Mongol ceramics were made in the city of Sultanabad, a mercantile center where ceramics were sold and where the largest concentration of such pottery was found. Consequently, these wares were miscategorized as “Sultanabad ware” for decades. However, recent scholarship suggests that those with underglaze paintings were probably made in Kashan, south of Sultanabad.ProvenanceHerter Looms, NY
On View
On viewCurrent Location
- Exhibition Location Gallery 106
1300-1399
