White Bowl with a Blue Peacock
This shallow bowl displays a carved medallion in the cavetto bearing a sophisticated carving of a peacock with a patterned body and wings with a beaded band, that is set against a background of scrolls. A blue in-glaze paint is contained within the peacock’s body, rather than flowing freely, making this vessel a rare example amongst 11th-12th-century white stonepaste wares.
A similar technique that uses carved lines to contain in-glaze coloring is today most often attributed to coeval Syria and named laqabi.
A similar technique that uses carved lines to contain in-glaze coloring is today most often attributed to coeval Syria and named laqabi.
Artwork Details
- Title: White Bowl with a Blue Peacock
- Date: late 11th or 12th century
- Geography: Probably from Iran
- Medium: Stonepaste; incised and in-glaze painted under transparent glaze
- Dimensions: Diam. 13 7/8 in. (35.3 cm)
- Classification: Ceramics
- Credit Line: Purchase, Friends of Islamic Art Gifts, 2024
- Object Number: 2024.111
- Curatorial Department: Islamic Art
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