Muhammad (active Teheran, 19th century)
Bowl, late 19th century
Blue underglaze paint on white siliceous earthenware, 10.8 x 27.6 cm (4 1/4 x 10 7/8 in.)
Bowl with blue underglaze paint on siliceous earthenware. The inside of the bowl is white and the center depicts a blue circular design, and a blue geometric pattern circles around the center. A similar blue geometric pattern wraps around the interior rim of the bowl. The pigment from this design has slightly run down along the rim of the bowl beneath the over glaze. The exterior sides of the bowl are white and multiple rows of blue geometric patterns wrap around the rim of the bowl. Beneath the rows of geometric designs there is a row of blue Persian designs. Beneath the rows of designs decorating the rim there are five Persian designs spaced apart that wrap around the bowl. The pigment from these designs have slightly run down beneath the over glaze. On the bottom of the bowl there is a blue circle with a white center, and inside of the circle there is a blue artist mark.
Yellow Room
Commentary
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