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Dish with Floral and Animal Decoration

A blue-and-white ceramic dish with a floral motif and six lionlike creatrures evenly spaced just below the rim of the dish.
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  • A blue-and-white ceramic dish with a floral motif and six lionlike creatrures evenly spaced just below the rim of the dish.

Date:

Safavid dynasty (1501–1722), 17th century

Artist:

Iran

About this artwork

Blue-and-white ceramics became popular in the Islamic world as early as the 9th century. In later centuries, the stylistic exchange between Iran and China, as well as the high demand for Chinese porcelain in the Islamic world, led to the production of large quantities of blue-and-white wares in both Iran and China. This example from Safavid Iran shows the influence of Chinese art in the six lion-like creatures along the rim, as well as in the cloud forms behind them.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Asia

Culture

Islamic

Title

Dish with Floral and Animal Decoration

Place

Iran (Artist's nationality:)

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1601–1700

Medium

Fritware painted in blue and black over white slip and under transparent glaze

Dimensions

9.6 × 46.7 cm (3 13/16 × 18 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel M. Nickerson

Reference Number

1900.1365

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