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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| Language: | English |
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[12th-13th century].
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| 245 | 0 | 0 | |a Cockerel-spouted ewer (reconstructed), stone-paste, moulded and decorated in lustre, with some cobalt blue |h [electronic resource]. |
| 260 | |c [12th-13th century]. | ||
| 490 | |a Objects of instruction : treasures of SOAS. | ||
| 500 | |a The 'Objects of instruction : the treasures of SOAS' exhibition was funded through a generous gift from the Foyle Foundation and with the support of the Arts & Humanities Research Council. | ||
| 500 | |a Source: A. Contadini (ed.), Objects of instruction : treasures of the School of Oriental and African Studies. London : SOAS, University of London, 2007. Listed as item number: 68 | ||
| 520 | 3 | |a 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.) | |
| 533 | |a Electronic reproduction. |b London : |c SOAS, University of London, |c Brunei Gallery, |d 2015. |f (SOAS Digital Library) |n Mode of access: World Wide Web. |n System requirements: Internet connectivity; Web browser software. | ||
| 535 | 1 | |a Brunei Gallery. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Ewers. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Chickens in art. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Roosters in art. | |
| 650 | |a خروس در هنر. | ||
| 650 | |a آفتابه. | ||
| 650 | |a جوجه در هنر. | ||
| 650 | |a آسیا -- ایران -- اصفهان -- کاشان. | ||
| 752 | |a Iran |b Isfahan |d Kashan. | ||
| 830 | 0 | |a SOAS Digital Library. | |
| 830 | 0 | |a REGIONS. | |
| 830 | 0 | |a FORMATS. | |
| 830 | 0 | |a ARTE. | |
| 830 | 0 | |a RME. | |
| 830 | 0 | |a ISOAS. | |
| 852 | |a SOAS | ||
| 856 | 4 | 0 | |y Electronic Resource |
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