Bowl

Bowl, deep, standing on a low basal ring; broken and repaired. Body: soft, grayish-white (?). Glaze: cream-colored, opaque, flowing irregularly on to the foot. Decoration: painted in minai technique, over glaze, principally in green, black, red and yellow.

Historical period(s)
Saljuq period, late 12th-early 13th century
Medium
Stone-paste painted under and over transparent glaze
Dimensions
H x W x D: 8.5 x 20.3 x 20.3 cm (3 3/8 x 8 x 8 in)
Geography
Iran, Kashan
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Accession Number
F1945.8
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Bowl

Keywords
Iran, Saljuq period (1037 - 1300)
Provenance

To 1945
Hagop Kevorkian (1872-1962), New York to 1945

From 1945
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Hagop Kevorkian, New York on January 31, 1945 [1]

Notes:

[1] Undated folder sheet note. For additional information, see Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List file, Collections Management Office.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Hagop Kevorkian 1872-1962

Description

Bowl, deep, standing on a low basal ring; broken and repaired. Body: soft, grayish-white (?). Glaze: cream-colored, opaque, flowing irregularly on to the foot. Decoration: painted in minai technique, over glaze, principally in green, black, red and yellow.

Published References
  • Oriental Ceramics: The World's Great Collections. 12 vols., Tokyo. vol. 10, pl. 282.
  • Richard Ettinghausen. Medieval Near Eastern Ceramics in the Freer Gallery of Art. Washington and Baltimore. p. 32.
  • Dr. Esin Atil. Ceramics from the World of Islam. Exh. cat. Washington, 1973. cat. 37, pp. 86-87.
Collection Area(s)
Arts of the Islamic World
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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