Bowl With Naturalistic Decoration

Bowl

The round-formed bowl has a partly glazed conical standfoot, that is inside hollow. It has inside and outside a turquoise glaze and a naturalistic black plants decoration. Inside the edge is shimmering blue, outside it is finished by a double-line ribbon.

Object ID
Persia_008

Age
(around 1600 AD)

Material
Ceramics

Color
Turquoise / dark-brown / black

Diameter (top)
19.5 cm

Diameter (standfoot)
7.5 cm

Height
11 cm

Height (standfoot)
2.5 cm

Condition
Good. Small crack inside.

Price
on request

Description

The round-formed bowl has a conical standfoot that is only single-colored glazed and shows traces of drops. The lower ring and the bottom are only clay. The standfoot is inside hollow. The inside surface of the bowl is decorated in black with six groups of interwined leaf tendrils and stylized blossoms. In a similar way the patterns are repeated outside. Allover the body of the bowl is covered with a transparent turquoise glaze. A tear is visible on the inner bulge of the vessel.
Under the rule of the Safavids, a dynasty based on a religious brotherhood, arts and crafts were also greatly promoted (by Shah Abbas I. 1587 – 1629). Objects like this bowl were found in Kubachi/Dagestan. They were originally made by different groups of ceramicists in four different locations, in Kubachi they were only collected. [1] (HV)

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[1] Neumann, Reingard (2009): 28-30 Iran. Baudekor, Gefäßkeramik und Metallarbeiten 16. – 19. Jahrhundert. In: GRASSI Museum für angewandte Kunst Leipzig. Ständige Ausstellung. Asiatische Kunst. Impulse für Europa. Leipzig. 140 und 148