Cockerel-spouted ewer (reconstructed), stone-paste, moulded and decorated in lustre, with some cobalt blue
This striking ewer is a fine example of the lusterwares produced in the Iranian town of Kashan. Developed by Iraqi potters in the ninth century, the lustre technique involved painting with metal oxides to produce an iridescent golden sheen. Here, the lustre has been applied over the vessel’s moulded...
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Cockerel-spouted ewer (reconstructed), stone-paste, moulded and decorated in lustre, with some cobalt blue [electronic resource]. |
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| Format: | Physical Object |
| Language: | English |
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[12th-13th century].
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SOAS Digital Library.
REGIONS. FORMATS. ARTE. RME. ISOAS. |
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This striking ewer is a fine example of the lusterwares produced in the Iranian town of Kashan. Developed by Iraqi potters in the ninth century, the lustre technique involved painting with metal oxides to produce an iridescent golden sheen. Here, the lustre has been applied over the vessel’s moulded body to form a network of split-leaf palmettes whose interstices are filled with minute scrollwork. In addition to its bold lustre, the ewer is characterised by its cockerelheaded spout (reconstructed), a device with pre-lslamic Chinese and Sasanian models. The piece is one of a considerable group of extant cockerel-spouted ewers, some of them also having inscriptions within bands of floral scrolls. The form - quite apart from its decorative appeal - could have carried cosmological and talismanic associations (Text by Ünver Rüstem, from the exhibition catalogue: Objects of instruction : treasures of the School of Oriental and African Studies, Anna Contadini, Editor. London : SOAS, University of London, 2007.) |
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| Language: | English |
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[12th-13th century].
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SOAS Digital Library.
REGIONS. FORMATS. ARTE. RME. ISOAS. |
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Iran -- Isfahan -- Kashan. |