Fine Safavid fritware dish, 17th century
Fine Safavid fritware dish, 17th century
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Description
Fine Safavid fritware dish, 17th century, with a gently lobed rim and decorated in a bright underglaze blue in the Kraak style; with a central floral-shaped roundel containing a jardiniere with root-like growths, containing an assortment of flowers and foliage, against a ground of foliate scrolls; the wide rim divided into six large panels containing alternating cartouches with peacocks perching amongst flowers or tasselled scrolls, separated by narrow sections with stylised pendant tassels; the reverse with six further compartments with sprays of foliate fruit divided by narrow sections to the rim and a square pseudo-mark to the base.
Dimensions:
Diameter: 27.2 cm. (10.3/4 in.)
Condition:
Hair-line near base; foot rim chipped; four small chips to rim and three small frits; please see images.
Notes:
For a discussion of similar examples of Safavid Kraak-style dishes please see Y. Crowe, Persia and China: Safavid Blue and White Ceramics in the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1501-1738, London, 2002, pp.61-66.
| item details | |
|---|---|
| Material and Technique | Fritware with underglaze blue decoration |
| Origin | Oriental Other |
| Period | 17th Century |
| Condition | Consistent with age |
| Diameter | Diameter: 27.2 cm. (10.3/4 in.) |
Product REF: W764
