Dish
Like so many ceramics produced in Iran during the Safavid period, the style and decoration of this dish was an attempt to emulate the highly-regarded Chinese porcelain wares. This is illustrated by the blue and white color scheme, as well the floral motifs. Pseudo-Chinese calligraphy has been painted on the reverse of the plate, a detail which illustrates the great lengths to which artists went to make their wares comparable to Chinese originals.
Artwork Details
- Title: Dish
- Date: late 16th–early 17th century
- Geography: Made in Iran
- Medium: Stonepaste; painted in blue under transparent glaze
- Dimensions: H. 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Diam. 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm) - Classification: Ceramics
- Credit Line: Gift of Elizabeth S. Ettinghausen, in memory of Richard Ettinghausen, 1979
- Object Number: 1979.519
- Curatorial Department: Islamic Art
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late 12th century
1640–50
dated 755 AH/1354–55 CE
9th–10th century
ca. 1640
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