Jar with Lion and Landscape Elements
The centuries-long popularity of Chinese ceramics in the Islamic world continued into the Safavid era in Iran, as attested by pieces like this which were inspired by the shapes and conventions of painting particular to China. Of course, the most popular types were copies of blue-and-white ware. The staid depiction of a flowering landscape in a black and gray wash on a white background is interrupted by the humorous figure of a dandelion-headed lion. The foot rim, mouth rim, and cover of this jar were made of brass or silvered copper.
Artwork Details
- Title: Jar with Lion and Landscape Elements
- Date: first half 18th century
- Geography: Made in Iran
- Medium: Stonepaste; painted under transparent glaze; brass
- Dimensions: H. 11 in. (27.9 cm)
- Classification: Ceramics
- Credit Line: Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915
- Object Number: 30.95.160a, b
- Curatorial Department: Islamic Art
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probably late 17th century
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17th century
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second half 17th century
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