Caption

Bowl, Abdullazad Mirza Baba fl. ante 1939, revindication Kraków, Islamic art, Persian art, Persian culture, Qajar dynasty 1785–1925, glazed ceramics, utility ceramic bowl with plant motifs depicting everyday life in the Middle East, 19th century, Iran, vessel, height 9.5 cm, diameter 22.5 cm, A shallow ceramic bowl with a rounded shape sits against a plain light gray background, displaying a blue and off-white painted pattern on both its interior and exterior surfaces; the rim shows chips and small missing pieces, and there are visible cracks and areas of repaired or missing glaze. The blue decoration forms swirling floral and abstract motifs against the off-white base, and the bowl rests on a small foot ring that shows wear and discoloration; a reflective surface beneath the bowl produces a blurred mirror image that repeats the blue and off-white pattern.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A22_269

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Rights managed

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61.5Mb (1.0Mb) / 20.0in x 11.9in / 6000 x 3583 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bowl Abdullazad Mirza Baba fl ante 1939 revindication Kraków Islamic art Persian art Persian culture Qajar dynasty 1785–1925 glazed ceramics utility ceramic bowl plant motifs depicting everyday life Middle East 19th century Iran vessel height 9.5 cm diameter 22.5 cm shallow rounded shape sits plain light gray background displaying blue off-white painted pattern interior exterior surfaces rim chips small missing pieces visible cracks areas repaired missing glaze blue decoration forms swirling floral abstract motifs off-white base bowl rests small foot ring wear discoloration reflective surface beneath bowl produces blurred mirror image repeats off-white pattern.