Inscribed, on rim, in Arabic.
Bowl with Flying Phoenixes, 14th century
- Islamic, Iranian
Composite body with under-glaze painted decoration with pigments and thick frit on gray engobe, and in-glaze stained decoration
- Framed: Overall (h x diam.): 6 × 11 1/2 inches (15.2 × 29.2 cm)
Founders Society Purchase
25.53
On View
- Islamic N120
Department
Islamic Art
- Cruciform
- Scrolls (motifs)
- Sultanabad
- Underglazing
- Glaze
- Engobe
- Ceramic
- Composite material
- Inscription
- Bowl (vessel)
- Floral ornament
- Pigments
- Ilkhanid
- Kashan
- Peonies
- Lotuses
- Phoenixes
Details
Signed, Marks, Inscriptions
Provenance
Daniel Z. Noorian (New York, New York, USA); 1925-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Published References
Bulletin of the DIA 7, no. 3 (1925): pp. 30-34, (ill.).
Rights Status
Islamic, Iranian, Bowl with Flying Phoenixes, 14th century, composite body with under-glaze painted decoration with pigments and thick frit on gray engobe, and in-glaze stained decoration. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, 25.53.