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Pouring vesselsecond half 17th century

Not on view
Blue and white ceramic vessel with bulbous body, flat horizontal handle, and painted decoration of a fantastical bird among stylized flowers and foliage
Tin-glazed earthenware saucepan with white ground and blue painted decoration; bulbous body on a stepped foot ring, with floral and foliate motifs including flowering branches and a garden scene; flat horizontal handle decorated with repeating leaf and dot border.

Unknown, Pouring vessel, second half 17th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Shinji Shumeikai Acquisition Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Pouring vessel
Culture
Safavid dynasty
Place Made
Iran
Date Made
second half 17th century
Medium
Fritware, underglaze painted
Dimensions
5 9/16 x 5 15/16 x 11 13/16 in. (14.1 x 15.06 x 30.0 cm)
Credit Line
Shinji Shumeikai Acquisition Fund
Accession Number
AC1998.2.1
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic
Selected Bibliography
  • Komaroff, Linda. Islamic Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Los Angeles: Museum Associates, 2005.