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Ewer with Incised Floral Decoration

A work made of gombroon ware, fritware with incised decoration under transparent glaze.
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  • A work made of gombroon ware, fritware with incised decoration under transparent glaze.

Date:

Safavid dynasty (1501-1722), late 17th/early 18th century

Artist:

Iran
Gombroon (Bandar Abbas)

About this artwork

This elegant ewer features lightly incised decoration under a transparent glaze. A type of ceramics commonly known as Gombroon ware, the name is derived from the port of Bandar-e ‘Abbas (known as Gombroon by the British), from where these ceramics were exported in the 18th century. Both the Dutch and English East India Companies populated Bandar-e ‘Abbas and traded heavily in ceramics. This ware was popular outside of the Islamic world because its delicate, glassy appearance was thought to closely resemble Chinese porcelain.

Status

On View, Gallery 143

Department

Arts of Asia

Culture

Islamic

Title

Ewer with Incised Floral Decoration

Place

Iran (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1650–1750

Medium

Gombroon ware, fritware with incised decoration under transparent glaze

Dimensions

23.7 × 17.7 × 13.9 cm (9 5/16 × 7 × 5 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Mary Jane Gunsaulus Collection

Reference Number

1914.31

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