Pitcher

A pitcher with a dove knop on the handle. Broken and repaired. Clay: soft, white. Glaze: white tin, showing much iridescence. Decoration: Modelled in low relief, painted and gilded; in the central band in relief against a ground of pierced work (all surfaces worn). Inscription.

Historical period(s)
Saljuq period, late 12th-early 13th century
Medium
Glazed clay
Dimensions
H x W: 14.1 x 14.6 cm (5 9/16 x 5 3/4 in)
Geography
Iran
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art
Accession Number
F1932.23
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Pitcher

Keywords
Iran, iridescence, polo, Saljuq period (1037 - 1300)
Provenance

To 1932
Fahim Kouchakji, New York to 1932 [1]

From 1932
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Fahim Kouchakji, New York in 1932 [2]

Notes:

[1] Object file, undated folder sheet note. See also Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List file, Collections Management Office.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Fahim Kouchakji

Description

A pitcher with a dove knop on the handle. Broken and repaired. Clay: soft, white. Glaze: white tin, showing much iridescence. Decoration: Modelled in low relief, painted and gilded; in the central band in relief against a ground of pierced work (all surfaces worn). Inscription.

Published References
  • Oriental Ceramics: The World's Great Collections. 12 vols., Tokyo. vol. 10, pl. 289.
  • Dr. Esin Atil. Ceramics from the World of Islam. Exh. cat. Washington, 1973. cat. 48, pp. 108-109.
Collection Area(s)
Arts of the Islamic World
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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