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fritware coated in a blue or white glaze painted in lustre on the interior
pinkish fritware, probably wheel thrown coated in a white glaze painted in brown lustre on the interior and glazed in blue on the reverse
Shape: irregular conical dish with wide, everted rim and a low foot ring
Interior: blue glaze from the exterior runs onto the interior rim edge, Arabic script is painted in lustre on the rim. On the body, reserved on a lustred ground, a series of different birds, a griffin and a fox around a central dotted cheetah are surrounded by scrolling vegetation and split palmettes.
Exterior: blue glaze runs unevenly over the exterior terminating on the lower body or foot ring.
Production Place
Kashan (potter)
Iran (potter) (country) ()
Iranian (potter) (nationality) ()
Technique Description
pinkish fritware, probably wheel thrown coated in a white glaze painted in brown lustre on the interior and glazed in blue on the reverse
Dimensions
height: (whole): 6.7
cm
width: (whole): 36
cm
diameter: (rim): 36
cm
diameter: (base): 18.5
cm
weight: (whole): 1,564
g
inscription Position: rim interior Method: hand painted in lustre Content: Description: cursive arabic script Interpretation: Language: Persian Translation: Happiness...plenty of happiness...well-being, prosperity and good fortune
label Position: exterior base (underside of foot ring) Method: printed in black, hand written in black ink Content: 'International Exhibition of Persian Art, London, 1931' (printed around edge), 'R 29' (hand written in black on a printed line) Description: rectangular paper label Interpretation: old exhibition label Language: English
label Position: exterior base (underside of foot ring) Method: printed in grey, hand written in black ink Content: border, coat of arms and ‘City of Manchester Art Gallery’ (printed in grey), ‘5426/B.H. -159P’ (hand written in black) Description: square paper label Interpretation: old exhibition label Language: English
label Position: exterior base (underside of foot ring) Method: hand written in black ink Content: ’29.' Description: circular paper label Interpretation: old object number
Documentation
Royal Academy of Arts (1931) Catalogue of the international exhibition of Persian art, London: Royal Academy of Arts [page: 105] [comments: Publ. 159P]
Pope, A.U. (1938) Survey of Persian Art from Prehistoric Times to the Present, Oxford: Oxford University Press [comments: Publ. Plate 641 A]
Hayward Gallery (1976) The Arts of Islam, Hayward Gallery 8 April-4 July 1976, London: Arts Council of Great Britain [page: 244] [comments: Publ. catalogue number 345]
Watson, Oliver (1985) Persian Lustre Ware, London: Faber and Faber Limited [page: 45-67] [comments: Cf. vessel form see Fig.1 (p. 50). Cf. similar shaped dishes painted in monumental style with cursive inscription on rim see Fig. 13 (p. 53). Ref. on monumental style]
Morgan, P. (1994) Iranian Stone-Paste Pottery of the Saljuq Period. Types and Distribution, : Oxford University Press [page: 162-9] Source title: Cobalt Blue and Lustre. The First Centuries of Islamic Pottery. The Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art. ( [comments: Cf. mythical creatures in monumental style see sphinx on catalogue number 243 (p. 220-221). Ref. on Iranian lustre]
Mason, Robert, B. (2004) Shine Like the Sun: Lustre-Painted and Associated Pottery from the Medieval Middle East, California: Maznda Publications [page: 121-155] [comments: Cf. Motif KL.2 and KL.3 on interior background. Cf. form ASH.64 and ASH.13 (figure 6.6). Ref. on Iranian ceramic fabrics]
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