Cup-Shaped Vessel With Handle

Cup-Shaped Vessel

Cup-shaped vessel with a flat plate as closure. Turquoise glaze around the body. Lower part unglazed due to the production. Three small nubs as base. Decoration: Flowers and branches, meander.

Object ID
Persia_039

Age
?

Material
Ceramics

Color
Turquoise

Height
12 cm

Diameter
9 cm

Diameter (gap)
2 cm

Condition
Very Good

Price
on request

Description

The vessel looks like a cup with a closure like a flat plate with an opening in the center and a beak. There is a prominent edge. The body is glazed in intensive turquoise color. The lower part remained unglazed due to the production, nevertheless are some drops of the glaze on the bottom. Three small nubs serve as base. The ornaments appear in a relief-shape: a zig-zag-pattern under the mouth, stylized flowers (peonies?) and branches on the front and the back. Another ornamental ribbon is a meander made of nested squares. This pattern symbolises the re-birth or means a „magical square”. [1] (HV)

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[1] Eberhard, Wolfram (1983): Lexikon chinesischer Symbole. Geheime Sinnbilder in Kunst und Literatur, Leben und Denken der Chinesen. Eugen Diederichs Verlag. Köln. 187; 232