Lot 47C
Near East, Persia (Iran), Nishapur area, ca. late 10th century to early 13th century CE. A striking bowl with a rare glaze style. Nishapur is known for its turquoise glaze, discussed below, and here it has been used sparingly to create a flower-like motif on the bowl's interior. What sets this piece aside from most other Nishapur examples is that the artist also used a brush to apply an incredibly thin layer of glaze - that has now gained a silvery, iridescent patina - over the rest of the bowl's surface, both interior and exterior. Size: 7" W x 1.75" H (17.8 cm x 4.4 cm)
Nishapur was a center of politics and culture in medieval Persia, and their pottery is some of the most unique and beautiful in history. Turquoise-glazed items are the result of technological innovation at the end of the 10th century. The body of this plate and others of its style is made of finely ground quartz mixed with clay; this created a white surface on which the artists could paint designs directly. The turquoise glaze is alkaline, with a copper base to give it its color, and would be poured over the clay. These pieces may have been inspired by the blue and white glazed pottery that travelled the Silk Road from Tang Dynasty China, but the end result here is clearly not just an imitation, but an entirely different, radical style developed in Nishapur.
Provenance: ex-private Florida, USA collection
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- Condition: Intact, with silvery iridescent patina on much of the surface.
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