Triangular Bottle With Cap

Triangular Bottle

The bottle has a special form with a triangle as bottom, three fields and a round cap. It has intensively turquoise glaze and paintings which remind on ink drawings. On the unglazed bottom are faded characters. The three areas build each a rounded rectangle at the top that acts like a shoulder. The areas, neck, shoulders and the top are painted with geometric, floral and animal motifs.

Object ID
Persia_020

Age
Qajar Period, 1789 – 1925

Material
Ceramics

Color
turquoise with black painting

Height
17 cm

Height (neck)
7.5 cm

Diameter (neck)
3 cm

Floor plate (tiangle)
8.2 cm

Condition
Very good

Price
on request

Description

The bottle has a special form with a triangle as bottom, three fields and an added round cap. It has intensively turquoise glaze and was burnt under higher temperature conditions. The paintings remind on ink drawings. On the unglazed bottom are faded characters. The three areas build each a rounded rectangle at the top that acts like a shoulder. The areas, neck, shoulders and the top are painted with geometric, floral and animal motifs. They are each placed in a separate frame. Two of these areas are similarly designed with each two fish and plant/flower ornaments. The fish is in China an equivalent to prosperity and abundance. The third area – the possible front side – is decorated with a stylized peony, the „queen of the flowers“. In the edges around are probably abstracted examples of one of the „eight valuables“ with a pearl in the middle. (HV)

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